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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0101   CAS 0389-0101; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data North-central Iran
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Iron Age: 900-800 BCE
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Deep round bowl with flat, small diameter base, and rounded sides that first rise and flare outward to mid-level height and then begin to rise more vertically to a slightly inward-curving rim with rounded lip; Bowl is completely undecorated except for a series of several shallow grooves on the exterior that encircle the bowl at mid-level height and a second series just below the rim; Overall color is gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.6, Rim Diam = 17.4, Max Diam = 18.0