Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017

Şavşat Castle is located in Artvin Province, Şavşat District, Söğütlü neighbourhood. It is a subject of debate by which civilization the Şavşat Castle was built for the first time. However, life had continued uninterruptedly until mid-19th century. At the castle which has a mysterious history, arche...

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Main Authors: Güler Yılmaz, Nurşen Özkul Fındık, Osman Aytekin
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/4A0BBA01E617432595FC7C1040424818
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description Şavşat Castle is located in Artvin Province, Şavşat District, Söğütlü neighbourhood. It is a subject of debate by which civilization the Şavşat Castle was built for the first time. However, life had continued uninterruptedly until mid-19th century. At the castle which has a mysterious history, archeologic excavation and restoration works started in 2009. During the excavations carried out at Şavşat Castle, a number of glazed and unglazed ceramic pieces were brought to light along with architectural remains and various small findings. Most of the ceramic findings consist of unglazed group. In this group, there are pieces of various types of vessels such as bowls, pots, cookers, bread trays, pitchers, jars, jugs, lids and chamber pots. Although a variety is seen in clay groups of the ceramics, there are mostly red clays. In this study, unglazed ceramics consisting of bowls, chamber pot, mugs, trays, lid, jars and jugs that were not found at the Şavşat Castle excavations between 2016-2017 were discussed. While the pieces discussed within the scope of this study are dated back to the 13th15th centuries, a large part of the ceramics were made during the reign of Christian Bagrationi dynasty who had a say in the governance of Şavşat Castle.
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spelling doaj-art-7dd12ea6d5334dad8fc7e3ea59f0c28a2025-08-20T01:49:01ZengIstanbul University PressArt-Sanat2148-35822022-07-011839943110.26650/artsanat.2022.18.1004283123456Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017Güler Yılmaz0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4986-7281Nurşen Özkul Fındık1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-1226Osman Aytekin2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-8290Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Van, TurkiyeAnkara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi, Ankara, TurkiyeVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Van, TurkiyeŞavşat Castle is located in Artvin Province, Şavşat District, Söğütlü neighbourhood. It is a subject of debate by which civilization the Şavşat Castle was built for the first time. However, life had continued uninterruptedly until mid-19th century. At the castle which has a mysterious history, archeologic excavation and restoration works started in 2009. During the excavations carried out at Şavşat Castle, a number of glazed and unglazed ceramic pieces were brought to light along with architectural remains and various small findings. Most of the ceramic findings consist of unglazed group. In this group, there are pieces of various types of vessels such as bowls, pots, cookers, bread trays, pitchers, jars, jugs, lids and chamber pots. Although a variety is seen in clay groups of the ceramics, there are mostly red clays. In this study, unglazed ceramics consisting of bowls, chamber pot, mugs, trays, lid, jars and jugs that were not found at the Şavşat Castle excavations between 2016-2017 were discussed. While the pieces discussed within the scope of this study are dated back to the 13th15th centuries, a large part of the ceramics were made during the reign of Christian Bagrationi dynasty who had a say in the governance of Şavşat Castle.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/4A0BBA01E617432595FC7C1040424818eastern black seamedieval georgian ceramicşavşat castlemaster’s mark (monogram)
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Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
Art-Sanat
eastern black sea
medieval georgian ceramic
şavşat castle
master’s mark (monogram)
title Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
title_full Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
title_fullStr Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
title_full_unstemmed Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
title_short Unglazed Medieval Pottery Found at the Şavşat Castle Excavation in 2016-2017
title_sort unglazed medieval pottery found at the savsat castle excavation in 2016 2017
topic eastern black sea
medieval georgian ceramic
şavşat castle
master’s mark (monogram)
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/4A0BBA01E617432595FC7C1040424818
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