ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX WITH GLAZED POTTERY OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 15th — FIRST HALF OF THE 16th CENTURIES (based on materials of the Kyiv Old Arsenal excavations)

Abstract

The paper introduces further materials of the Old Arsenal archaeological research. Ceramics from the object 12B of dig II in Arsenal inner yard were chosen for analysis. The author examined the pottery set and concluded it to be quite typical for the second half of the 15^th — first half of the 16^th centuries, due to its morphological and technological characteristics. The majority of vessels are pots with rims of various types. Other forms are represented rarely; among them are lid and makitra fragments. A tile of an interesting type also comes from the object. However, ceramics collection of the considered complex differs from other Arsenal objects by the presence of pottery fragments with glaze traces and stains. All glaze was transparent and green of different shades. Massive thick layers of it are found on some of the pottery fragments surfaces. Such features are considered to be signs of production waste. It is assumed that a pottery production site might have been localized nearby Arsenal area. As far as there were no other evident traces of production activities, such assumption is a draft of conclusion.