Damascus Slip Painted Glazed Ware | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family/Style: Damascus Slip Painted Glazed Ware

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Name, Geographic and Chronological Range

Name:

Damascus Slip Painted Glazed Ware

Country/region of ware origin:

Syria/Central Syrian Plateau

Date BCE/CE:

ca. 1100 CE - 1250 CE

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General Information and Description

General Information
Description

Fabric red (2.5YR 5/6) in section to reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) exterior; quartz, grey and yellowish white inclusions; Yellow and green glaze, white slip painted decoration.

Vessels 2

CD 1098.3

Bowl, large

Damascus, Citadel

ca 1100-1250

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CD2 1236.23

Lamp

Damascus, Citadel

1100-1250

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Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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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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