Syria/Al-Jazira
Early Medieval/Middle Islamic
Dining/Drinking/Serving
pXRF analysis (sample 325): barium = 875.24 ppm +/- 45.96, silver = 9.24 ppm +/- 5.46, zirconium = 18.78 ppm +/- 8.15, strontium = 261.96 ppm +/- 6.52, rubidium = 16.53 ppm +/- 2.17, Lead = 2.17 ppm +/- 5.6, arsenic = 220.27 ppm +/- 9.96, Zinc = 64.31 ppm +/- 8.87, Copper = 370.05 ppm +/- 22.63, nickel = 78.32 ppm +/- 21.73, cobalt = 187.43 ppm +/- 43.15, iron = 7232.15 ppm +/- 158.15, manganese = 18041.04 ppm +/- 260.38, and chromium = 208.12 +/- 95.07.
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Thin section analysis indicates a typical fritware with the paste containing small shattered pieces of quartz sand with a minor amount of feldspar.
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Nicknamed "Black" glazed though this is most likely a dark glaze that has become more opaque through time. Frit ware paste so likely a product of Raqqa or Mosul.
