Klytie Pate pottery vase with stunning sgraffito decoration of dancing female nudes, green glazed with crystalline highlights and pink glazed interior, incised 'Klytie Pate', 11.81 in. high
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Sgraffito - In ceramics, sgraffito is a scratched or incised decoration through the slip, applied to the body of the object before glazing, to reveal the colour of the body underneath.
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