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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0370   CAS 0370-0370; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Zia Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and covered with red slip; Design band around upper half of exterior is divided into 3 panels, each containing a black triangular motif on white background on the right and a negative red terraced geometric shape on the left; Design band is framed above and below by a narrow white line with narrow black borders; Red and white surfaces on exterior are burnished; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Rim Diam = 5.9, Max Diam = 7.6