Type: Morisco Green

Name, Origin, Date

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Morisco Green

Spain/

1490-1550 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

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General Information

Morisco Green differs from Green Bacin and Green Lebrillo in its smaller tableware and utilitarian vessel forms. Like Melado, it derived from medieval Hispano-Muslim pottery traditions, which made extensive use of tin-opacified honey colored and dark green glazes (See Lister and Lister 1987).


This description of Morisco Green comes from the Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Morphological Attributes

ALBARELO, BOTTLE, BOWL...

Technological Attributes

Varied paste types occ...

Surfaces are covere...

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Description

Varied paste types occur, including chalky, cream-colored, majolica-type paste, and buff to light orange hard, compact paste. Surfaces are covered with the same dark emerald green, tin-opacified, glaze that is found on Green Bacín and Green Lebrillo. Vessels are small kitchen utility and tableware forms.

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