Gabri ware

Buyid pottery, usually called Gabrī ware, is a red-bodied earthenware covered with a white slip (liquified clay washed over the body before firing). Designs were executed by scratching through the slip to reveal the red body beneath. Yellowish or green lead glazes were used. Some pieces were decorated with…

Wares such as the early Gabrī type of the 11th century and later have a reddish body washed over with white slip. Designs were executed by scratching through the slip to the body beneath (sgraffito). On some later specimens the background was cut away to leave a raised design in…