Pichet

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

© Denis Glicksman, Inrap

The bishop and the viscount of Marseille shared the territory and the power. The village of Les Olliers, a district specialized in the production of ceramics, was under the jurisdiction of the bishop. The bishop was responsible for the installation of potters who mastered the techniques known in the Islamic world, notably glazing and enamel on limestone paste, which were to make Marseilles ceramics so successful in the 13th century.

Where to find it

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
Square Belsunce

13001 Marseille

Commune of discovery

Marseille

Locality

Sainte-Barbe

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1991

Chief Scientist

MARCHESI, Henri;VALLAURI, Lucy;THIRIOT, Jacques;MOLINER, Manuel

Inventory number

MDM D1999.9.17

Scope

Daily life ➔ Art of the table

Materials

Terracotta ➔ Ceramic

Chronological period

Middle Ages [476 / 1492] ➔ Late Middle Ages [1300 / 1492]

Dimensions

L. 24.5 cm, d. 15.5 cm,