Univarsity of Tehran Journal of Archaeological Studies 2251-9297 10 1 2018 06 22 Petrographic Study of Islamic potteries of Shahr-e Belgheys, Northern Khorasan Province. Petrographic Study of Islamic potteries of Shahr-e Belgheys, Northern Khorasan Province. 155 167 67291 10.22059/jarcs.2018.215741.142330 FA Mahboubeh Abbasabadi Arabi Azad University Esfarayen Teacher Yasin Sedghi Department of Archaeometry, Tabriz Islamic Art University, IRAN Seyed Iraj Beheshti Expert Institute for Conservation and Restoration Akbar Abedi Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied Arts, Tabriz Islamic Art Universiry, IRAN Journal Article 2016 09 14 In the present paper, we have tried to study the mineralogy of ten pieces of the glazed potteries of Islamic era were discovered during a systematic archaeological survey on the Shahr-e Belgheys (Esfarāyen). For better understanding of potteries inside structural characteristics Petrographic thin sections and microscopic polarization were prepared. In the all petrographic sections composition of microcrystals were similar and only one piece (code 216) has represented a heterogeneous texture, but in terms of mineralogy all samples were shared a similar component indicating that the potteries would have been made from the same clay with local origin. Pottery sample (code 216) with a different geological composition may be assumed to have been a piece of a vessel was imported to the area In the present paper, we have tried to study the mineralogy of ten pieces of the glazed potteries of Islamic era were discovered during a systematic archaeological survey on the Shahr-e Belgheys (Esfarāyen). For better understanding of potteries inside structural characteristics Petrographic thin sections and microscopic polarization were prepared. In the all petrographic sections composition of microcrystals were similar and only one piece (code 216) has represented a heterogeneous texture, but in terms of mineralogy all samples were shared a similar component indicating that the potteries would have been made from the same clay with local origin. Pottery sample (code 216) with a different geological composition may be assumed to have been a piece of a vessel was imported to the area https://jarcs.ut.ac.ir/article_67291_fae911c60a9b7850f3bb8c7651936bc8.pdf