Buff Ware

The Buff Ware ceramics first appear during the Umayyad period and continued into the Abbasid period. It is charicterized by a very fine and light, almost white, clay. Buff Ware ceramics usually appear as jugs, pilgrim's flasks and juglets.  

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Pilgrim's flask 
Cream-white buff 
Height: 25 cm

Juglet
Cream-white buff 
Height: 10 cm