brown engobe
Arabia
13th Century
Source: Sezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Earthenware, brown engobe
Preparation Steps
The models represent historical grenades depicted in sources such as the Khalili Collection and the works of Hasan ar-Rammah (d. 1295). They are constructed from earthenware and finished with a brown slip (engobe) (p. 122-123).
Original Recipe Text
The models represent historical grenades depicted in sources such as the Khalili Collection and the works of Hasan ar-Rammah (d. 1295). They are constructed from earthenware and finished with a brown slip (engobe) (p. 122-123).
Evidence
"Our models: Earthenware, brown engobe, wick."
Remarks
The 'brown engobe' is a pigmented clay slip used to coat the surface of ceramic grenades (p. 122). These specific models (Inventory No. G 2.03-06 and G 2.11-17) replicate historical archetypes known from Arab-Islamic military treatises. The engobe provides both a decorative finish and a potentially less porous surface for the ceramic body (p. 122, 123).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBrown
RegionArabia
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
CollectionGrenades (Inventory No. G 2.03-06)
Language
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