Redware Bowl
2nd millennium BCE
Description
Red clay with incisions. Interior is polished gray. All decorations on exterior. Concentric circles on base. Body decorated with arc circles alternating with columns of horizontal stripes. Decoration below lip consists of zig-zag lines between double bands. One handle with string hole.
Dimensions
5.8 x 9.4 cm (2 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
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