Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
pride; paint; Metallic luster.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 4.5 سم؛ القطر الأقصى: 41.5 سم؛ قطر القاعدة: 34.8 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
51129
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;28;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Notes
Brassero type dish with a flat circular base, straight and shallow sides, ending with a narrow wing. The piece is made of red clay covered with tin paint. It presents a metallic luster decoration of gold and cobalt blue, on a white mystical background. The bottom of the plate, decorated with floral decoration in Granada miniature, is divided into quarters, with alternating blue and gilded elements; The pavilion presents an arabesque decoration with thin blue braided bands; The nuances of the woolly white bottom of the latter are revealed by gilded shells occupying the spaces. Technically, the pottery of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries remains a continuation of Almohad ceramics; But the introduction of cobalt oxide during the Nasrid period into paint allowed for a wide variety of blue hues. Thanks to the use of copper sulfur, silver and rust in order to obtain the metallic luster, exceptional pieces were created. Gilded Andalusian pottery, which had previously been made over the past centuries, reached its peak under the Nasrid state in Granada. Making this type of pottery required cooking it three times. The latter, performed in a reduced oxidation furnace, was the most difficult because it required complete control of the furnace temperature; The sulfur mineral mixture had to be bonded to the piece without allowing the previous cooking paint to dissolve. The importance of the workshops of the Kingdom of Granada specializing in pottery, and in particular the workshops of Malaga as a major center of production, led to the expression “Malaga production”, with slightly different readings, being equivalent to “gilded pottery”, regardless of the place of production. This name was also used in the Christian world by potters of Nasrid origin, who moved towards the east since the end of the fourteenth century and settled in various places, including Manises, which was the most important center for luster pottery, made according to the Malaga style for Christian clients.
Sample Text
Margarita Sánchez Llorente "Plate" inDiscover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;28;ar
