Cleveland Museum of Art

Jug with Running Animals

Date

1150–1220

Medium

fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip ("silhouette" ware)

Culture

Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

"Silhouette" ware continues the tradition of painting with slip (liquefied clay) directly on the white body beneath the glaze. On this jug, thick black slip was applied and then carved with a knife to create the design of running animals and pseudo-script.

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