Black-slip-and-combed

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Scope note
Refers to the pottery style found in Cyprus during the Late Chalcolithic period from about 2800 to 2300 BCE. The style is characterized by handmade vessels covered with a thick red slip and then a black slip on which designs were scratched in order to uncover the underlying red slip.
Black-slip-and-combed
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024