Damascus Early Islamic Cooking Ware | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family: Damascus Early Islamic Cooking Ware

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Damascus Early Islamic...

Country/Region:

Syria/Central Syrian P...

Date BCE/CE:

11th - 13th centuries CE

Period:

Early Islamic - Umayya...

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General Information

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Related Images

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Vessels 2

CD2 1071.476

Casserole/Lopas

Damascus, Citadel

ca. 1000-1250CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid, Early Medieval/Middle Islamic

CD2 1063.620

Open vessel

Damascus, Citadel

ca. 1000-1250CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid, Early Medieval/Middle Islamic

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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Description

Red (2.5YR 5/6) to reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4); translucent brown, grey and white mineral inclusions, reddish brown glaze applied interior

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Earlier/Alternative Names

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Site Distribution

Syria

Damascus, Citadel (Syria/Central Syrian Plateau)

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Associated Petrofabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

McPhillips, Stephen. "Continuity and Innovation in Syrian Artisanal Traditions of the 9th to 13th Centuries. Ceramic Evidence from the Syrian-French Citadel of Damascus Excavations" Damas médiévale et ottomane Bulletin d'Études Orientales 61 (2012), 447-473

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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