Publication Date
End of the eighth century - beginning of the ninth / end of the fourteenth - beginning of the fifteenth)
Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
pride; template; paint; Gilded lustre.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 22.5 سم؛ العرض: 22.5 سم؛ السماكة: 2.8 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1942/99/2
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;12;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Date
End of the eighth century - beginning of the ninth / end of the fourteenth - beginning of the fifteenth)
Notes
A square-shaped plate, made of whitish pottery, made using the mold method. On the tin-painted surface, there is a relief decoration depicting two water birds from across the market facing each other in front of a tree with intertwined branches. A shield of the Nasrid state rests on the tree, and we notice in the upper corners two other birds, one of which is almost obscured by the crack of the sill. Some of the figures were decorated with blue and gold, although this last color has almost disappeared. Nasrid pottery is considered an extension of Almohad pottery. Painted ceramics were previously used to decorate the external parts. However, its use in interior decoration of palaces reached its peak during the Nasrid period, mainly for covering bases and floors. The richest coverings are those done in gilt or gilt and blue metallic glaze over a white background. Although used in a limited way, the decorative register of the Alhambra to which this piece is attributed used panels with figurative forms, where we begin to discern the influences of the Christian world. As for the progression of plant forms and animal or heraldic forms alike, it has a close connection with Gothic models. As for the source of the Victorious shield, it is certain that the logo is a decoration that dates back to the Christian world and not the Islamic world. Most researchers agree to see its origin in the emblem of the band (La Banda), founded by Alphonse XI in 1330. The Nasrid Kingdom of Castile used this shield, to which it added the motto of its dynasty: “There is no victor but God.”
Sample Text
Margarita Sánchez Llorente “Zulija” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;12;ar
