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This paper examines in detail 55 complete or near complete, unpainted carinated majolica bowls (Columbia Plain) from Qsar es-Seghir (Alcácer Ceguer), a Portuguese garrison in northern Morocco occupied from 1458 to 1550. Base type, rim diameter, glaze type, and presence of handles are found to vary significantly through time. The collection is interesting from a comparative point of view with similar or identical bowls found in 16th century Hispanic sites in the New World.
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Boone, J.L. Majolica escudillas of the 15th and 16th centuries: A typological analysis of 55 examples from Qsar es-Seghir. Hist Arch 18, 76–86 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03374040
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