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Catalog Number

CAS 2014-0001-0029   CAS 2014-0001-0029; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small but deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides that rise nearly to the rim, then taper inward slightly forming a recessed rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and a decorative band (of a single line of very small dots above a line of diagonal lines, both framed above and below by double framing lines) is incised on and just below the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 15.7