Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0510 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Iron Age: ca. 800 BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Small round bowl or cup on flat-bottomed pedestal base; Rounded sides of bowl taper inward toward wide mouth, then turn up vertically at rim; Pair of small knob handles are positioned opposite each other on upper sides of bowl; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs on exterior are painted in black or very dark brown and consists of a wide band that encircles the upper sides of the bowl; Band is divided into two panels on either side of the handles, with each panel containing a fishnet pattern of negative diamonds with a dot inside each diamond; Wide framing line parallels panels along bottom and narrower framing line along top is further decorated with tick marks extending up to the rim; Several small pebbles appear to have been placed inside hollow pedestal base to produce rattling noise. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Depth = 10.8, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 9.7 | |