SURFACE

Treatment: Glazed with powdered galena on interiors of containers, never

externally. Glaze very carelessly applied, with much evidence of dripping,

running, and unintentional spilling.

Texture: Very coarse and irregular, with gravel temper protruding.

Color: Unglazed surfaces range from bright terra cotta to reddish buff.

Glazed surfaces on well-fired pieces are transparent yellow-green with

frequent orange splotches. Overtired pieces become dark olive-amber,

sometimes approaching black. Rare specimens have slipped interiors

subsequently glazed, with similar butter-yellow color effect as in

sgraffito and plain slip-coated types.

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