Socarrat Gender and history Gender and space Gender roles Socarrat tiles were used primarily as a decorative element on the ceilings of the main rooms in the homes of nobles and members of the upper class. It was a pictorial medium that combined a wide range of...
Cocio Sexual/gender division of labor Gender and space Gender stereotypes: public / domestic The cocio, or cuezo, is a clay pot that was found in domestic settings and was used primarily for laundry, i.e. for washing and whitening clothes. It is fashioned in the shape...
Albahaquero (basil pot) Gender and clothing Gender and social class Gender roles The function of an albahaquero within the home was to provide a pot for basil, a plant with culinary uses which also served as a natural air freshener, actions linked to the domestic...
Bowl Gender stereotypes: desiring subject / desired object Gender and life cycle: marriage Gender and sexuality The iconic representation of the Hand of Fatima in medieval ceramics was extremely common in Muslim countries, used as a symbol of protection against...
Funerary plaque Sexual and general division of labour Gender and life cycle: marriage Gender and space This funerary inscription, which Cornelius Lupulus dedicated to his wife, employs the epithet bene merenti, ‘well-deserving’. This accolade leads us to think about...
