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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0025   CAS 0252-0025; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Mohave
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Arizona
County San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Kroeber
Materials Micaceous clay; Sandstone temper
Description Bowl, hemispherical in shape with flared rim; Buff color clay body with buff and matte red slips; Exterior design in matte red slip, solid checks separated by bands of parallel lines; Interior design, variant of the "fish bone" pattern with forked and angled parallel lines and filled apexes on stippled background.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.8, Max Diam = 23.7