Σωστική ανασκαφική έρευνα στο Μικρό Πιστό νομού Ροδόπης
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.12, No.1, 1998, pages 41-54
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Rescue excavation at Mikro Pisto, Rhodope prefecture
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An excavation carried out in Thrace in 1998, near the village of Mikro Pisto,Rhodope prefecture, uncovered a Byzantine glazed pottery workshop, whichadds to what we know about the production centres and the manufacture ofByzantine glazed wares.The excavation yielded a large number of unfinished and complete wares,which have enabled us to compile a catalogue of the wares produced in theworkshop. The interior surfaces of the wares are covered with a striking varietyof decorative motifs.On the basis of the decoration, they may be categorised as plain monochromewares, wares with applied painted decoration, and sgraffito ware, thelatter being the largest group. The trademark of this Thracian workshop is anengraved eightfold braided knot, either as the main or as a supplementary decorativemotif. A study of the excavational material has revealed all the essentialstages of the manufacture of the wares, from fashioning on the wheel tothe final firing.The most important find from the site of the workshop was a large numberof wheel-made firing tripod stilts, which make up the best group to date for thestudy of this particular category of tripod stilts, a category which is also knownfrom other pottery workshops (Varna, Veliko Trnovo, Gratini). Clay objects inthe form of truncated cones three times as big as the tripod stilts were used inthe firing process. They took the place of tripod stilts when large wares werebeing fired, and they may also have been used as “guides” when the wares werebeing stacked. They would have stood directly on the grille inside the kiln andthe wares would have been stacked on top of them.The excavational data indicate that this Byzantine glazed pottery workshopin Thrace dates to the 13th century. It was on the Via Egnatia, which made iteasier to transport the products of the workshop for the purposes of trade.
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Ροδόπη, συνέδρια
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