11th/12th century pottery found in the Algarve
The pottery depicted belongs to one context of finds from a 'silo', which is a typical Moorish food storing pit dug into the ground 2m deep and 2m in diameter. It is found under almost every islamic house in that period. Following their original use they were often used as a dumping pit and may therefore contain a homogeneous collection of artefacts of one special period. In the present case this is the 11th/12th century as the typical simple slip-painting is indicating.
This bowl measures 23 cm in diameter and was probably used for serving a meal.
This cup is 11 cm high and was found fully intact
This jar is 40 cm high and was probably used for fetching water. Originally it wastwo-handled and had a profiled mouth. The worn edges of the neck indicate that it continued to be used even after these items had broken off. It was only discarded after it was completely broken. The concave bottom keeps the jar light but strong and lets it be carried comfortably on a persons head.
This pot (or jug) is 20 cm high.
This is a frying pan of 26 cm diameter and has only 1 of the original 4 handles left.
These lids are 11 - 14 cm in diameter