Pottery à la mode in the Late Punic world: Production of red-slip ‘Kuass ware’ in Málaga, Spain (2nd-1st c. BC)
(2nd-1st c. BC) in association with a large assemblage of red-slip tablewares ascribed to the so-called ‘Kuass ware’. These wares, which were very widespread in the Western Punic world, are known to have been produced mainly in the area of C"adiz. However, the macroscopic features of the exampl...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repository: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/159145 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/159145 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104586 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Kuass ware Málaga punic archaeology Petrogrphy WD-XRF |
| Summary: | (2nd-1st c. BC) in association with a large assemblage of red-slip tablewares ascribed to the so-called ‘Kuass ware’. These wares, which were very widespread in the Western Punic world, are known to have been produced mainly in the area of C"adiz. However, the macroscopic features of the examples found in M"alaga together with their association with a probable kiln site suggests the existence of a local production, not reported before. This hypothesis is examined in the present paper through a science-based approach, which involved the analysis of 20 samples of ‘Kuass ware’ from M"alaga through a combination of thin section petrography and elemental analysis by WD-XRF. Results were compared to those of reference samples of ‘Kuass ware’ from the Bay of C"adiz — their main production area — as well as to geological samples of clays and sands from the surroundings of the site in M"alaga, and to previously published data for Punic amphorae from M"alaga. The analytical results support the hypothesis of a local production, effectively confirming the first instance of ‘Kuass ware’ production in the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, and provide reference data for ‘Kuass ware’ from the Late Punic city of Malaka. |
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