dark brown paint
Turkey
14th Century
Source: Montesanto, M. (2020). Do Not Fear the Dark: Change and Continuity in the Amuq Valley (14th–6th Centuries BC). In Session 5 — Evaluating Stability, Transformation, and Change in Transitional Periods, pp. 263-272.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Dark brown paint was applied as a colorant for hatched triangle motifs on the surfaces of pottery during the Late Bronze Age II at Alalakh (p. 269). The decoration is noted as being restricted mainly to geometric motifs during this phase (p. 269).
Original Recipe Text
Dark brown paint was applied as a colorant for hatched triangle motifs on the surfaces of pottery during the Late Bronze Age II at Alalakh (p. 269). The decoration is noted as being restricted mainly to geometric motifs during this phase (p. 269).
Evidence
"Other motifs include hatched triangles in dark brown paint (Figure 8.1, 3)..."
Remarks
This dark brown pigment appears in the 14th century BC local assemblage at Alalakh. Figurative motifs were occasional but the majority of painted decorative designs were geometric (p. 269).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
pottery typology
macroscopic examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBrown
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorMontesanto, M.
CollectionAlalakh (Tell Atchana)
Language
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