Covered Bowl
7th-5th century BCE
Description
Small compressed bowl with three tab-handles evenly spaced around the shoulder; body tapers slightly inward to flat base; separate cover is slightly domed with small knob handle at the center; light gray stoneware with impressed fabric-weave decoration on the bowl’s body; traces of natural kiln gloss on top of cover.
Dimensions
H. 5 x W. (across handle) 11.5 x Diam. 11.1 cm (1 15/16 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, June 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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