red or black paint

Ingredients

red paint, black paint

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Decoration on Iron Age II–III pottery at Sabuniye was executed as painted motifs including bands, hatched triangles, wavy lines, and diagonal lines (p. 278). The motifs were applied to the surface of plates, bowls, and jars (p. 278). The bichrome pottery appearance in Iron Age II suggests a hybrid style likely influenced by Cypriot production (p. 273, 278).

Evidence

"Painted decoration includes bands (Figure 13.2, 6), hatched triangles (Figure 13.1, 3), wavy lines (Figure 13.3–4), and diagonal lines (Figure 13.5, 9) made in red or black paint."

Remarks

The assemblage includes local and imported Cypriot pottery, with painted motifs increasingly common in the Iron Age II–III levels. The paints used are described as red or black, appearing on diverse shapes such as high-necked jars (Figure 13.15) and kraters (Figure 13.7) (p. 278). The presence of these painted wares confirms the site's role in the Mediterranean trade network (p. 278).