Antique Armenian Ceramic Pottery Bowl from Jerusalem VERY FRAGILE Primitive
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I found this old bowl in a thrift store with other Armenian pottery from Jerusalem, although this piece is unsigned and undated. The colors, stylings, and motifs are consistent, however, so I'm confident of its origin. But it's also so...primitive! Most Armenian ceramics are elegantly and carefully painted, but this one looks almost childish. Was it made by a child?
The ceramic build is thin, and the glaze is very thin as well, so the overall feel is of fragility.
The glaze is also heavily checked. You'll see in some of the pics that when I washed the bowl, the water immediately went through the cracks in the glaze and saturated the ceramic below. I love it.
All this is to say that this old thing needs TLC! It would be great in a lighted cabinet where it can shine and continue being a part of history.
And speaking of history... The Armenian pottery tradition in Jerusalem began during the post-Ottoman period when the British ruled Palestine. The Empire brought highly-skilled potters from Armenia and Eastern Turkey and commissioned them with the task of creating beautiful tiles to use in a remodeling of the mosque on the Temple Mount. The potters continued and adapted their Armenian traditions and began making hard goods for sale in addition to the tiles. Their remains a strong presence of Armenian Christians in Jerusalem today, and their pottery is still being produced in small workshops.
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