Syrian pottery from the Mameluke Era: Lecture

Scholar at the Islamic Art at London University Prof. Jiza Faher Fari on Wednesday stressed that the vivid export movement that Syria carried out during the Mameluke and Fatimi eras motivated the jar makers in Syria to develop their industry.

In his lecture at the Islamic Archeology House in Kuwait titled "Syrian Polished Jars from the Mameluke Era", Fari pointed out that Syria had enjoyed during the Mameluke and Fatimi Eras a very active trade relations with Europe and other Islamic countries.

He added that due to the export requirements, the Syrian ceramists developed a special potteries that were polished and decorated with beautiful designs in a way that the Syrian jars became a very attractive works of art.

During his lecture, he showed three kinds of polished jars fron the Mameluke era that were used in export reflecting the skills of the Syrian ceramists during that time.