cma-islamic-art: Jug with Running Animals, 1150, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic Art“Silhouette” wa
cma-islamic-art: Jug with Running Animals, 1150, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic 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.Size: Overall: 13 x 14 cm (5 1/8 x 5 ½ in.); Diameter of rim: 8.9 cm (3 ½ in.)Medium: fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip (“silhouette” ware)https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.495 -- source link