Pages: 363-386

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The article discusses the architectural Qashan ceramics from the Konskie Vody hillfort in the North-Western Azov Sea Area. Functionally, ceramics is divided into bricks and decorative facing glazed tiles covered with monochrome glaze. The first category of products is spread on the sites of the Don Region, the Volga region and the North Caucasus in the middle — the second half of the 14th century. Ornamental motifs from the hillfort find analogies among Volga region centers. The use of two- and three composite glazes occurs among items found on Madzhar and New Saray, where where they appeared under the influence of Khwarezm. Local production of Qashan is not excluded, which is demonstrated by finds of ceramic cores on the site.

Keywords: North-Western Azov Sea Area, Golden Horde, Konskie Vody hillfort, Qashan, ornament, glazed tiles, glaze

Information about author:

Mihail Elnikov (Zaporozhye, Ukraine). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Zaporizhzhya National University. Zhukovsky St., 66, Zaporozhye, 69063, Ukraine
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