The ‘Dame de Sabra’
New insights into the glaze technology of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya (10th century, Tunisia)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13095421 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleazar Salinas‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-0510-3266, National Research Council, corresponding author), P Reynolds (0000-0001-7507-0167, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Trinitat Pradell (0000-0002-8720-5492, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pages | 104809-104809 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104809 |
| OpenAlex | W4403587923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Characterisation of technology of Dame de Sabra esign ware with white background. • Polychrome glaze ware quartz opacified in medieval Tunisia during Fatimid period. • Technology of quartz opacification. The analysis of Fatimid polychrome white-opaque glazed ware found at the archaeological sites of Bir Ftouha and Utica (Ifriqiya) revealed that, contrary prevailing belief, the glazes were successfully opacified with quartz rather than tin oxide (cassiterite) particles. This led us to hypothesise that the use of cassiterite to opacify the glazes in Ifriqiya did not commence until well after the Fatimids took control of Egypt in 972. However, the absence of analysed ceramics with the most characteristic Fatimid designs among them left some doubts about the validity of this hypothesis. To elucidate this matter, an analysis was conducted on a ceramic vessel bearing the characteristic Dame de Sabra Fatimid design. This analysis has confirmed that the glaze was opacified quartz and not tin oxide particles. To date, no documented examples of pottery opacified with cassiterite have been identified in Ifriqiya in either the Fatimid or Zirid periods (10th to mid-11th centuries)
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Glaze · Metallurgy · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Historical Studies · History · Materials Science · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
Continuity and innovation in glazed tableware consumption in North Africa from the Fatimid to Zirid periods
Polychrome glazed ware production in Tunisia during the Fatimid-Zirid period
The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya
An early example of glaze technology diffusion in North Africa
Distinction de céramiques glaçurées aghlabides ou fatimides (IXe- XIe siècles, Ifriqiya) par la mise en évidence de différences de texture au niveau de l'interface glaçure - terre cuite
On the origins of tin-opacified ceramic glazes
The transition from lead transparent to tin-opacified glaze productions in the western Islamic lands
Technological changes in the glazed wares of northern Tunisia in the transition from Fatimid to Zirid rule
Madīnat al-Zahrā' or Madīnat Qurtuba? First evidences of the Caliphate tin glaze production of 'verde y manganeso' ware
| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |