golden lustre

Ingredients

golden lustre, white tin-glaze, cobalt blue

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The production of Alhambra vases involved highly-developed skills in the application of reduction lustre. The surface application required the gigantic forms to be fired in the kiln at least three times to achieve the finish (p. 132). Base sections of these vases were wheel-built first and then hand-built upwards to reach their final height, as indicated by wheel marks present on approximately 60% of fragments studied (p. 139).

Evidence

"The decoration of Alhambra vases, in terms of colour, can be divided into the three following groups (Le3n and G3mez, 2009, p. 76): - golden lustre on white tin-glaze - blue and white tin-glaze - blue and golden lustre"

Remarks

Alhambra vases are considered the largest ceramic objects ever made during all Islamic dynasties, ranging from 120 cm to 130 cm in height (p. 131). They were made in Malaga for the Nasrid Alhambra Palace between the 13th and 15th centuries (p. 131). A unique feature is their narrow bases and wing or fin-like shaped handles (p. 131-132). Decorative elements are categorized into calligraphic, biomorphic, and geometric patterns, with biomorphic patterns similar to those on the palace's walls (p. 135).