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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0339   CAS 0389-0339; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl with short pedestal base; High shoulder; Interior and exterior glazed dark blue; Simple geometric design band painted in black around shoulder; From 1983 appraisal by Professor Pinder-Wilson, UC Berkeley: " Horizontally inverted rim (early shape) / Side wall descends outwards and then sharply inwards / Foot ring / Overall cobalt glaze, except on foot; Painted in luster; painted on luster below rim/ Possibly a 'waster', evidence of production center."
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.0, Max Diam = 20.5