نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1800
محل انتشار
Turkey (made) -
موضوع
Ceramics
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Height: 10.6cm, Diameter: 12cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
919-1875
شماره ثبت
919-1875
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1800
یادداشتها
This cup was made from a special clay from the island of Lemnos in the Aegean, thought to have health benefits including offering protection against poison. The clay was used to make drinking vessels in prehistoric times, and people even ate the clay itself. The Ottomans conquered Lemnos in 1453, and the Ottoman governor of the island presided over an annual ceremony to dig up the clay on 6 August each year. This may have been a revival of the tradition from Antiquity, or the clay may have been in continuous use on the island. Because it was only excavated for 6 hours per year, the clay was very rare, and so vessels made from it were marked with a special seal to prove that they were genuine. The seal can be seen at the base of the handle of this cup. The Latin word for a seal - sigillum - gave these vessels the name terra sigillata or 'sealed earth'. Wares made from this clay are also known as Terra Lemnia after the island of Lemnos. The red Lemnos clay used for this cup was particularly prized, and was used at the Ottoman court and even shaved into the Sultan's food. Whiter clay was used to make vessels for sale in the Istanbul bazaar.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Red earthenware with pierced and imprinted decoration Earthenware Piercing
Fiziksel açıklama
Cup, unglazed red earthenware, small foot with straight sides and a filter inside decorated with a pierced pattern, on the outside a band of imprinted zig zag decoration below the rim.
Üretim
Made using clay from Lemnos.