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Sgraffito

A metal point scratching a line through white slip on a dark bowl.

In sgraffito, the design is scratched with a point through a layer of slip to show the clay beneath. The piece is then glazed.

This is a general description, not confirmed to a single source.

AI-generated illustration in the manner of the tradition, not a photograph of a specific object.

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