Glazed storage jar with applied geometric design (2nd-3rd c. H /8TH – 9TH c. AD.).
This group of ware also comprise a wide jar with tow loop-handles, being coated with green glaze. The external surface id decorated with wavy incisions around the neck, with additional applied decorations forming parallel lines and semicircular patterns on the upper part of the body. The gaps between these patterns are filled with clusters of circles, and other spaces inside and outside the semicircular patterns are filled with impressed flowers. This glazed pottery is characterized by the purity of its clay, which is usually white and often pale green. The coating of glaze is thick and covers both the inside and outside body of the vessel. The color of the engraved parts is dark, that of fine, undecorated surface is light.(1)
Al-Rabatha (Arabic الربذة) is a settlement in Saudi Arabia located some 200 km to the north-east of Medina on the pilgrim route from Kufa to Mecca, known as Darb Zubaydah. The archaeological excavations directed by the King Saud University, have shown that, Al-Rabadha yields important information for the early phases of Islamic culture.(2)
(Note). A picture of the Jar during a discovery about 40 years ago – and another image of the Jar displayed in the Archeology Museum – King Saud University.(1) King Saud University.
(2) wikipedia.org
