Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Vessel - AMD.09 Origin: Central Asia Circa: 1100
AD
to 1200
AD Dimensions:5.1" (13.0cm) high x 6.7" (17.0cm) wide Collection: Islamic Art Medium: Buff Earthenware
Sgraffiato pottery belonged to one of
the most
important and earliest wares of Central
Asia. It
was suggested that the Sgraffiato
technique was
invented and introduced by the Copts of
Egypt
as
early as the 4th and 5th centuries AD.
This vessel falls under the category of
“simple
Sgraffiato”. It is additionally
decorated wit
splashes of green. This vessel must
have been
coated with a thick ground white or
creamy slip
into which the designs were applied and
then
coated with a colourless glaze, which
frequently
has a strong greenish tinge. The
decoration of
this vessel is simple. It consists of
an intertwined
motif which runs around the globular
body.