Stamped jar fragment from Calatrava la Vieja, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Islamic almohad period (1195-1212 CE). This artifact was found in the 2009 excavations in the south-east sector of the medina, next to the western wall of the alcázar. The jar (“yabiya” in arabic) was the most common container for the storage and transport of liquids and solids during the andalusian period in the Iberian Peninsula. During the almohad period in al-Andalus, the use of jars for the filtration of water became widespread. These kind of vessels were commonly decorated with printed stamps. In this case, with geometric and epigraphic motifs. RC CV08 26 787 15
Retuerce Velasco, M. (1998): La cerámica andalusí de la Meseta. Madrid.
