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Supplement 4: Nishapur slip-painted and slip-incised wares
The following images of 9th-10th century pottery are from various sources, including from the ROM's collection.
Plate A. Slip-incised ware, red clay body, overall white clay slip, decoration obtained by incision through the slip to reveal the underlying red clay body, splash-painted with copper-green, manganese-purple and iron yellow/brown (ROM accession # 990.184.2, photo courtesy Bill Pratt). Attribution to Nishapur is uncertain, as this style can be attributed to numerous centres.
Plate B. Plate C. Yellow-field slip-painted ware, buff clay body, overall pale clay slip, slip-painted with manganese-oxide rich black slip paint, copper-green and antimony/tin-oxide opaque yellow glaze, with overall colourless lead glaze (ROM accession # 993.95.1, photo courtesy Bill Pratt). This is a distinctively Nishapuri ware.
Plate C. Yellow-field slip-painted ware, buff clay body, overall pale clay slip, slip-painted with manganese-oxide rich black slip paint, copper-green and antimony/tin-oxide opaque yellow glaze, with overall colourless lead glaze (ROM accession # 993.95.2, photo courtesy Bill Pratt). This is a distinctively Nishapuri ware.
Plate D. Slip-painted ware, red clay body, overall white clay slip, slip-painted with black and iron-rich red slip-paints, overall colorless lead glaze (Grube 1994: cat. 36). This piece has been attributed to Nishapur, but what is of particular relevance here is how it demonstrates the influence of the lustre-wares from Basra.
Plate E. Slip-painted ware, red clay body, overall white clay slip, slip-painted with magnesium black, probable overall colorless lead glaze, splashed with copper-green (Grube 1994: cat. 38). This piece has been attributed to Nishapur, but what is of particular relevance here is how it demonstrates the influence of the Blue-painted wares from Basra.
Plate F. Slip-painted ware, red clay body, overall white clay slip, slip-painted with magnesium black and iron-rich red, probable overall colorless lead glaze (Grube 1994: cat. 80). This piece has been attributed to Nishapur and is of a typical Nishapur style, although variants were also made elsewhere.
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