Tell Halaf

The surfaces of ancient pottery were often decorated with a ferruginous slip that could be intentionally fired to a red or a black color. The color change was the result of not only kiln atmosphere and temperature, but at times also of the degree of vitrification of the slip. Color variations in both the painted decoration and in the clay body of sherds from one archaeological site and time are shown in Figure 6. This series of sherds was excavated at Tell Halaf in northeastern Syria and comes from pottery... 

Figure 6. Potsherds from Tell Halaf in northeastern Syria with varying degrees of slip-painted and body oxidation...

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

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