tin enamel glazes
Spain
11th Century
Source: Glick, Thomas F. Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
tin
Preparation Steps
Persian in origin, used by Malagan and Mallorcan potters to produce opaque white finishes on ceramics (p. 14).
Original Recipe Text
Persian in origin, used by Malagan and Mallorcan potters to produce opaque white finishes on ceramics (p. 14).
Evidence
"Also of eastern, specifically Persian provenance, were tin enamel glazes, producing an opaque white, used by Malagan and Mallorcan potters of the eleventh century."
Remarks
These glazes are characteristic of Persian technological influence in 11th-century al-Andalus (p. 14).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionSnO2 (tin oxide)
Analytical Techniques
chemical analysis
archaeological evidence
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorWhite
RegionSpain
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorGlick, Thomas F. Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages.
CollectionMalagan and Mallorcan potters
Language
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