Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0404 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Iran | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Iron III: 750-550 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Deep bowl with round, flat base and round lower body whose flaring walls gradually taper in at the top to form a wide, square mouth; Single stylized figure of a ram's or sheep's head is modeled at one corner of the bowl's mouth and rises above the rim; Both interior and exterior surfaces show series of shallow horizontal bands formed as bowl was fashioned on potter's wheel; Exterior and interior are possibly covered with buff-colored slip; Except for ram's head at rim, bowl is completely devoid of decoration. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 16.0, Max Diam = 21.8 (w/ effigy) | |