slicker painting
Arabia
14th Century
Source: Sezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Earthenware
Preparation Steps
A fire-pot (qidr) with rim, filled with a mixture containing saltpetre, was built primarily for the purpose of explosive effect. It has three small tubes (ikr¬¿) filled with a mixture of incendiary substances and is hurled after ignition from a trebuchet or by means of a lance (p. 120).
Original Recipe Text
A fire-pot (qidr) with rim, filled with a mixture containing saltpetre, was built primarily for the purpose of explosive effect. It has three small tubes (ikr¬¿) filled with a mixture of incendiary substances and is hurled after ignition from a trebuchet or by means of a lance (p. 120).
Evidence
"Our models: Earthenware, slicker painting"
Remarks
This entry refers to the decorative and identifier surface treatment identified as 'slicker painting' on fire-pot and grenade models (p. 120). The models are reconstructions housed in the Museum of the Institute for the History of Arab-Islamic Sciences, prepared by Werner Freudemann around 1990 (p. 115). The painting technique is used to distinguish between different types of ceramic projectiles, such as those intended for incendiary use or those acting as 'biological' grenades containing dangerous animals like scorpions (p. 120).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionArabia
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
CollectionFire-pot and ‹biological› grenade
Language
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