Ceramics of the 'Serçe Limanı type' and Fatimid pottery production in Beirut

Fatimid ceramics from Beirut and from the Serçe Limanı shipwreck (Turkey) were investigated by chemical analysis. Beirut samples were shown to be chemically similar to local reference material dated back to the Crusader period, thus confirming the hypothesis of a Fatimid pottery production in Beirut...

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Published inLevant (London) Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 201 - 212
Main Author Waksman, S. Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leeds Routledge 01.11.2011
Maney
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Archaeology and Prehistory
Art and archaeology
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
FATIMID
Humanities and Social Sciences
Islam
MARITIME TRADE
POTTERY PRODUCTION
The splitting of the Islamic world : the various caliphates
Fatimid dynasty
Lebanon
Turkey
Levant
Asia
Europe
Ceramology
Type
maritime trade
Chemical analysis
Fatimid
Production
Archaeometry
Eastern Mediterranean
Ceramics
Wreck
Source
pottery production
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Summary:Fatimid ceramics from Beirut and from the Serçe Limanı shipwreck (Turkey) were investigated by chemical analysis. Beirut samples were shown to be chemically similar to local reference material dated back to the Crusader period, thus confirming the hypothesis of a Fatimid pottery production in Beirut. This production included cooking wares and bowls of a type found in the Serçe Limanı shipwreck. Analyses of ceramics from the shipwreck support an origin in Beirut for some of them, while the origin of others has to be looked for elsewhere. The results suggest that the Serçe Limanı ship may have loaded part of its cargo in the harbour of Beirut. It would be consistent with the large quantity of glass found in the shipwreck, which is thought to be of Levantine origin.
ISSN:0075-8914
1756-3801
DOI:10.1179/175638011X13112549593168