New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom
The painted polished red-clay ceramic items of the 8th-10th centuries, found on the Anakopia and other sites of Northern Abkhazia and the adjoining district of the city of Sochi are considered in the article. These are small and medium sized single-handled narrow-necked jugs. The painting is made in...
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Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, A.Kh. Khalikov Archaeology Institute
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| description | The painted polished red-clay ceramic items of the 8th-10th centuries, found on the Anakopia and other sites of Northern Abkhazia and the adjoining district of the city of Sochi are considered in the article. These are small and medium sized single-handled narrow-necked jugs. The painting is made in dark brown paint. The ornament consists mainly of straight and wavy lines; hatching in the form of oblique grids, braids and patterns of specks occur. Taking into account the new finds made during the 2007-2008 excavations of the necropolis on the Sakharnaya Golovka Mountain and of the church near Veseloye village, the analysis of painted polished ware of the Abkhazian Kingdom epoch makes it possible to determine its territorial and chronological distribution limits. The area of this pottery covers the Black Sea coast from the mouth of the Mzymta river to New Athos. Based on the results of the 1950-1980s excavations, it has been dated to the 8th-10th centuries; however, the new materials allow restricting the interval to the 9th-10th centuries. The differences in the vessels manufacturing technology indicate the presence of at least two production centers. The small painted burnished jars discovered in Christian graves suggest that they had been used to store incense or chrism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4687ec62c4b840bb8e13ef4bfe7d07c72022-12-21T23:35:44ZrusAcademy of Sciences of Tatarstan, A.Kh. Khalikov Archaeology InstituteПоволжская археология2306-40992500-28562012-03-011181910.24852/pa2012.1.1.8.19 New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian KingdomArmarchuk Ekaterina A. 0Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117036, Russian FederationThe painted polished red-clay ceramic items of the 8th-10th centuries, found on the Anakopia and other sites of Northern Abkhazia and the adjoining district of the city of Sochi are considered in the article. These are small and medium sized single-handled narrow-necked jugs. The painting is made in dark brown paint. The ornament consists mainly of straight and wavy lines; hatching in the form of oblique grids, braids and patterns of specks occur. Taking into account the new finds made during the 2007-2008 excavations of the necropolis on the Sakharnaya Golovka Mountain and of the church near Veseloye village, the analysis of painted polished ware of the Abkhazian Kingdom epoch makes it possible to determine its territorial and chronological distribution limits. The area of this pottery covers the Black Sea coast from the mouth of the Mzymta river to New Athos. Based on the results of the 1950-1980s excavations, it has been dated to the 8th-10th centuries; however, the new materials allow restricting the interval to the 9th-10th centuries. The differences in the vessels manufacturing technology indicate the presence of at least two production centers. The small painted burnished jars discovered in Christian graves suggest that they had been used to store incense or chrism.http://archaeologie.pro/archive/1/2/the Caucasusthe Early Middle Agesthe Abkhazian Kingdompainted ceramicsornament |
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| title | New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom |
| title_full | New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom |
| title_short | New Finds of Painted Ceramics of the Epoch of the Abkhazian Kingdom |
| title_sort | new finds of painted ceramics of the epoch of the abkhazian kingdom |
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