Nalazi majolike XIV i XV stoljeća iz Bobovca i Kraljeve Sutjeske
The 14th and 15th Century Maiolica Finds from Bobovac and Kraljeva Sutjeska

Summary/Abstract: The archaeological excavation that was in the period of 1959-1967 (Bobovac) and 1964¬ -1970 (Kraljeva Sutjeska) governed by Dr. Pavao Anđelić brought to our knowledge the abundance of interesting archaeological material. The author of research study had, due to the synthetic character of the work itself Anđelić 1973), discussed only a smaller portion of ceramic material. This paper discusses the fragments of ceramic pots made using the maiolica technique. This is the first attempt in Bosnia and Herzegovina to offer a more serious elaboration of this kind of material. The total of 23 pots with their approximately sixty fragments were studied. The time framework wherein the analysed fragments occur is the period from the half of the 14111 century to the year 1463. Occurrence of the earliest maiolica artefacts generally corresponds to the reign of Ban Stephen II Kotromanić (1314-1353). The upper time limit is determined based on comparison with the earlier established typologles and the assumption that the given material in the site could not have occurred after the Ottoman occupation of the area. It is a prominent archaeological fact that the largest number of fragments of archaic maiolica as well as several fragments dated to the 15 1h century CT. III, 3: T. IV , l; T. V, 2, 2a and 2b) were found at the Sutješki Dvor site. At [he same time, in Bobovac wc find the fragments of only one pot that can wilh certainty be dated lo the 141h century cr. II, 4 and 4a). Given the fragmentary nature of the finds and their relatively small number, it was not possible to determine the exact ceramic manufactures wherein these finds were made. Still, it is established that the archaic maiolica finds can be connected to three large regional manufacturing centres: the group from Emilia-Romagna area with the centre in Faenza, the Umbrio-Lazian group with the centre in Orviet, and the Tuscanian group with Firenza, Montelupo and Siena. Maiolica finds of a later date are mostly connected to Faenza.

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