THE REVIVAL OF THE ISPIK SCHOOL OF СERAMICS: ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CYCLE (CASE STUDY OF Z. IBRAGIMOV’S WORKS)

Pashayeva Sheriban Yusufovna, Ibragimov Zakir Abdullaevich, Magamedragimov Alikhan Osmanbegovich

The article examines the phenomenon of Ispik glazed pottery as a unified production tradition of Southern Dagestan and Northern Azerbaijan. Based on archaeological data and the design of double-tiered kilns (kum), the production centers (Old Ispik, Kala settlement) are attributed, confirming the autochthonous nature of the craft. Technological features (sherd stratigraphy, glazes) and socio-economic reasons for the tradition’s decline are analyzed. The methodology of the experimental reconstruction of the technological cycle, developed by researcher Z. Ibragimov, is described.

Keywords:Ispik ceramics, glazed pottery, Southern Dagestan, Lezgin craft, archaeological reconstruction, two-tiered kilns (kum), Old Ispik, Kala settlement.