2026. no 1. Tatiana Shlykova
Relief Ornamented Jug from the Site of Solkhat Excavations:
The Study of Technological Features and Conservation
Tatiana Shlykova
State Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Abstract. А methodology for the study of medieval ceramic art piece in progress of conservation is presented in the article as exemplified by the case study of a jug with relief ornamentation from excavations at the Solkhat site. Such an approach provides the broadest possible scope for studying the features of the item’s manufacture, primarily molding and joining the parts, as well as decoration execution. This is important given that the vessel is not a local product and, like any imported item, is a rare and valuable find, deserving the most in-depth and thorough investigation.
The conservation of the vessel and its study at its different stages allowed to clarify its manufacturing techniques, making it possible to discuss the widely used term “stamped ceramics”. The data obtained is potentially useful for attributing artifacts of the type, primarily in localizing the time and centers of their production. This is especially relevant since determining the origin of such vessels remains difficult up to present, and researchers still lack consensus on the matter.
Keywords: Solkhat; 14th century; Medieval ceramic manufacture; ceramic vessel molding technology; stamped ceramics; relief ornamentation; Seljuk ornamental motifs; ceramic imports; archaeological ceramics; conservation
For citation: Shlykova T.V. Relief Ornamented Jug from the Site of Solkhat Excavations: The Study of Technological Features and Conservation. Krymskoe istoricheskoe obozrenie=Crimean Historical Review. 2026, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 146–155. https://doi.org/10.22378/kio.2026.1.146-155 (In Russian)
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tatiana V. Shlykova – Cand. Sci. (Arts History), Conservator, Laboratory for Ceramics and Stained Glass Conservation, Conservation Department, State Hermitage Museum (34, Dvortsovaya Embankment, Saint-Petersburg 190000, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-1183-9480, Researcher ID: JFC-1546-2023. E-mail: shlykova.tv@hermitage.ru
Received 02.02.2026
Accepted 18.03.2026
