Iranian hatched slip-incised ware fragment (body sherd)
Medium:Ceramic (earthenware, wheel-thrown) with slip, incised decoration, and lead glaze
Geography: Made in Iran; found at Zabid East site, Yemen
Date: 11th century AD
Period: Mediaeval Period
Object number: 983.243.11
DescriptionSlip-incised ware, often called "sgraffiato" in the literature, is a common ceramic type across the Mediaeval Middle East. This specific variant is known from the site of Siraf on the Gulf coast of Iran where it is dated to the 11th century AD. Although a precise production location in Iran has not yet been determined, petrographic analysis has show that this pottery from Yemen is exactly the same origin as the pottery from Siraf.
