Abstract: The research studies some potsherds that were found in al-Rabadha site on the west of the Arabian Peninsula south-east of Madinah. These potsherds (fragments) are the remains of various ceramic plates and pots that belong to the pattern of metallic luster ceramics. However, their pattern has certain features that make it different from the metallic luster ceramics that spread in the Islamic World during the second half of the 3rd century AH (the 9th century AD). This is due to the fact that it is purple. The importance of the study stems from the fact that scientists have admitted that this pattern is not widely spread in the Islamic countries that are known for manufacturing metallic luster ceramics (e.g. Iran, Egypt and the Levant). This pattern is restricted to certain rare samples that were found in Samarra, Iraq and are available in global museums worldwide. The existence of similar samples at al-Rabadha site that dates back to the 3rd century AH (the 9th century AD) is of great significance. It urges us to question whether this purple pattern is of relevance to the metallic luster pattern that spread in Iran, Egypt and the Levant or not.
Keywords: Found in al-Rabadha site on the west of the Arabian Peninsula south-east of Madinah, pattern of metallic luster ceramics, metallic luster ceramics that spread in the Islamic World during the second half of the 3rd century.
Title: Purple Ceramics with Metallic Lustre in Al-Rabdha Islamic Site
Author: AI jouhara Abdulaziz AI –Sadoun
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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