NAZARI ZAFA (BOWL)
Christian Middle Ages
NAZARI ZAFA (BOWL)
Blue and gold earthenware.
Maximum diameter: 23 cm. Height: 7.5 cm. Base diameter: 8.6 cm.
Hispano-Muslim. 14th century.
Origin
Plaza de Belén. Jerez de la Frontera. Cádiz.
Description
The interior surface is decorated in blue and gold on white glazing and has an elegant composition formed by a medallion with geometric motif at the bottom, surrounded by two horizontal bands: one of atauriques (plant motif) and the other of pines. The reverse has geometric decoration: gold on white, and arranged in horizontal bands. The upper edge has a band of ears of wheat followed by wavy lines. It is finished off with fine strokes in a radial shape. It has a ring-shaped foot and a circle in the centre of the support. Andalusian gold earthenware reached its peak during the kingdom of Granada although it was already being manufactured some centuries previously. One of the kingdom’s most notable productions was the so-called “Alhambra jugs or vessels”, one of which (from Cartuja de Jerez) is housed at the National Museum of Archaeology.
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.
