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Hispano-Moresque Lusterware

Type Object Region Iberian Peninsula Time 900–1500

Metallic luster-glazed earthenware developed by Muslim artisans in al-Andalus, fired in reduction over tin glaze with copper and silver oxides to pro…

Timeline

  1. 1071–1075Málaga · MálagaAfter the taifa fragmentation, workshops in port cities such as Málaga continued firing plates, bowls, and tiles, supplying local courts and Mediterranean trade with reduction-flame luster glazes decorated in cobalt blue and copper green.
  2. 1076–1080Southern Iberian coast · AndalusiaLusterware entered trade among the taifa states and met demand from northern Christian nobles; vessel forms and motifs began absorbing European heraldry and Latin inscriptions, reflecting cross-religious market adaptation.

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