© Museu de la Noguera
Omeka ID 360
Plaça del Mercadal
Andalusian culture

vessel with four-petaled flower

MN-2201

Object type
vessel
Production date
1050 / 1099
Fabric
Islamic manganese glaze under honey-coloured cover
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Culture
Andalusian culture
Discovery location
Plaça del Mercadal
Materials
pottery
Township
Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
49 x 196 mm
Description
Vessel fired in an oxidising atmosphere, with a reddish fabric and varied inclusions. It is circular, with a wide mouth, curved walls and everted flat rim with a rounded lip. The base has an annular ledge. The outer surface is glazed in a monochrome honey colour. Inside, decorated with manganese oxide, under the honey glaze, there is a flower with four petals.