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Small bowl with flattened bottom and small conical tripod feet, wall rises straight with slight outward lean for the bottom half, top half has wide outward flare to form broad rim. Interior bottom has series of inscribed lines in a rough octagonal design. Burnished buff ware with painted red bands around interior and exterior rim, interior and exterior bottom faded comb pattern around outside wall between red bands.
Small bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small bowl

Artist Mexican Artist
Date1000-1200
Place of originMichoacan, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensionsheight x diameter: 2 x 5 1/4 in. (5.1 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-47
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Visual DescriptionSmall bowl with flattened bottom and small conical tripod feet, wall rises straight with slight outward lean for the bottom half, top half has wide outward flare to form broad rim. Interior bottom has series of inscribed lines in a rough octagonal design. Burnished buff ware with painted red bands around interior and exterior rim, interior and exterior bottom faded comb pattern around outside wall between red bands.
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