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Small bowl with rounded base, angle break at wall rising vertical with slight outward slope to rim. Interior bottom is rounded. Buff ware with cream colored slip, incised rings forming panel, containing incised design of linked lozenge shapes.
Small Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Bowl

Artist Maya Artist
Date250-550
Place of originEscuintla , Guatemala, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with cream colored slip
Dimensions3 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (7.9 x 14 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-8
Collections
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