Circular Covered Bowl
12th-13th century
Dimensions
including cover: H. 11 x Diam. 17 cm (4 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Richard L. Mellott, Larkspur, CA (by 1991), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
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