Description: fragment of a jar with a globular body and thick walls, with two small mouldings on the outside. Belly diameter of 30 cm and a maximum preserved height of 70 cm.
Manufacture: wheel-thrown. It has stamped decoration on the outside, with plant and zoomorphic motifs framed by trefoil arches.
Function: Storage of liquids (oil, water) and grain.
Place of origin: West slope of Salobreña Castle.
Culture and chronology: Nasrid period (14th–15th centuries).
Historical-cultural context: In the Nasrid region of Granada, these jars were made from deep red clay, which was ideal for keeping water cool. This material was so characteristic that it gave its name to this type of Nasrid jar from the Granada region: the inyibar. The stamped decoration was most profuse and ornate during the Nasrid period. It had a dual function within the home: storage and decoration, and was the subject of poetic praise: ‘Contemplate my beautiful and solid workmanship/I dressed myself in bright red garments/And, after having been worthless clay/I feel proud to see myself transformed into art’ (al-Bunyuli).