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Heel from lamp

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Description

A fragment of the heel of a lamp, made of well-kneaded dense red dough, with minor admixtures of small sand particles. The surface of the fragment is covered with light engobe, on top of which a layer of transparent light-green glaze was applied. Teardrop-shaped, the edges are decorated with notches. In the central part there is a stamped plant ornament in the form of a trefoil with widely spaced side petals, from the ends of which three-part semi-polmettes extend upwards and downwards, forming a diamond-shaped frame.

Dating period: XI-XII
Material: Ceramics
Technique: Sculpting, Stamping, To glaze
Size: Ені - 4,3 см, ұзындығы - 4,0 см.
Category: Archaeology
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