Seh Gabi painted ware

Submited date : 2025-03-13 Accepted date : 2025-03-29

Keywords: Seh Gabi, Black on Buff, east of central Zagros, animal motif ,

Abstract :

The archaeology of chalcolithic period of central Zagros has long history. Such history dating back to 1965-1985A.D when the sites like Godin, Seh Gabi, Choga Maran and Siahbid was excavated . after these excavations and specifically during recent decades such studies have been resumed resulted in new information concerning the archaeology of chalcolithic period of western Iran. One of the painted pottery tradition ignored by this recent studies, is Seh Gabi painted ware. what we know about this ceramics style is based on excavations of 1965-85 mainly. the present paper trying to proposed a new and update picture of this pottery tradition. in order to resumption of Seh Gabi painted ware studies, this ceramic have been analyzed based on the new survey and excavations projects have been done recently in western Iran. At the end it become clear that Seh Gabi painted ceramics has long sequence in the chalcolithic period of central Zagros. This ceramics started along Dalma assemblages at the beginning of early chalcolithic period(5000b,c) and ended in 4200b.c.in term of decoration, it become clear also that the earliest types of Seh Gabi painted ware during first half of fifth millennium b,c decorated with simple geometric designs but in the following period more designs including compound geometrics and animal motifs is seen. Concerning the distribution of Seh Gabi painted ware in central Zagros, this article showing that the realm of Seh Gabi painted ware did not restrict to the east of central Zagros and covering more areas beyond it started from Kurdistan in north and extended to the north of Luristan. Generally speaking what have been resulted in this research is the latest and most update picture of Seh Gabi painted ware in terms of chronology, ceramics style and paintings, distribution and…..

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