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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0404   CAS 0389-0404; Bowl
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)