Jar

Jar wall fragment decorated with vegetal themes. The ornaments are arranged in bands separated by moldings, the first shows plant motifs, the second a smooth field furrowed by a continuous wavy line and the third, larger in size, composed of leaves with pointed ends -possible vine leaves- attached to shapes hollow lobed that would be associated with vines, forming polylobular arches.

Due to the similarity of the motifs, this fragment is related to another fragment and a jar upper rim found nearby.
It is common for these elaborate motifs to form part of jars with fin-shaped handles, however our specimen does not present such appendages nor does it have any type of glaze.

A similar specimen appeared in the Almohad abandonment of the Alcáçova do Castelo in Mértola (Portugal).