black (or deep brown)

Iran
9th Century
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The pigment was likely applied using a brush while the vessel was rotated on a potter’s wheel (p. 46). The pigments are set under a transparent glaze. Inscriptional bands feature letters outlined and filled with dots of pigment (p. 46).

Original Recipe Text

The pigment was likely applied using a brush while the vessel was rotated on a potter’s wheel (p. 46). The pigments are set under a transparent glaze. Inscriptional bands feature letters outlined and filled with dots of pigment (p. 46).

Evidence

"This earthenware opaque glazed ceramic ware is classified as polychromatic for its inclusion of black (or deep brown), red, yellow and green pigments set under a transparent glaze."

Remarks

Found on an Epigraphic Bowl (AIA.0025.0000). The central plane features a central black dot and thick black underlines for the floriated Kufic inscription repeating the word 'baraka' (p. 46).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBrown
RegionIran
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionIran
Language
N/A
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