Medieval ceramic article from Chalcis typical of master copy Middle Byzantine Production (MBP),
in the collection of the Musée National de Céramique in addition to the Manufacture de Sèvres
(Cité de la Céramique) [Credit: S. Y. Waksman]
Showcased inwards museums the globe over, Byzantine ceramics are the vestiges of an ancient empire that dominated the Mediterranean portion for virtually x centuries. One CNRS researcher, inwards cooperation alongside Greek colleagues, has focused her attending on a widely disseminated trend of ceramics called the “main Middle Byzantine Production,” constitute inwards all 4 corners of the Mediterranean. Its origins had remained a mystery until these scientists traced it dorsum to Chalcis (Khalkís), the onetime port of Thebes. They determined that the town had been a maritime hub from which goods were shipped to Marseille, Acre (in modern-day Israel), in addition to beyond—as far every bit Chersonesus inwards Crimea. The team's findings accept but been published online yesteryear the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.
In the twelfth century, the Byzantine Empire was flourishing in addition to the metropolis of Thebes--between Corinth in addition to Athens--was a bustling middle of commercial in addition to cultural exchange. Its outlet to the bounding main was the port of Chalcis, business office of a vast maritime merchandise network. In add-on to agricultural products in addition to silk, ceramic tableware was shipped from Chalcis throughout the Mediterranean. Most of this tableware has been assigned to the master copy Middle Byzantine Production (MBP) ceramic type.
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