ITALIAN BOWL FROM LIGURIA
Modern Age
ITALIAN BOWL FROM LIGURIA
Blue on blue "berettino" pottery.
Maximum diameter: 13 cm. Height: 6 cm. Base diameter: 5.6 cm.
Modern Age. Second half of the 16th century.
Origin
Plaza de Belén. Jerez de la Frontera. Cádiz.
Description
A rural house is depicted on the bottom, framed by a double circle. Decoration known as “decoro a quartieri” begins at this double circle, alternating acanthus leaves with rays of sun. The exterior has a border with criss-crossing strokes called “a cestini”, evoking images of weaving wicker baskets. The blue-on-blue “berettino” glaze was widely used in ceramic manufacturers in Liguria, particularly in Genoa, Albisola and Savona. The arrival of some of these potters in Seville was to bring long-term changes in society's tastes, and an alteration to traditional pottery techniques of Mudéjar origin.
Bibliography
- Martín Mochales, D. (2009): Memoria final de la actividad arqueológica preventiva realizada en Plaza de Belén de Jerez de la Frontera. Delegación Provincial de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía. Cádiz. Appendix 1. Estudio de materiales.
