Bowl
2800-2200 BCE
Description
Shallow bowl with circular depression, slightly off-centered, on underside keeps bowl from tipping. Bowl has rolled lip that varies in thickness throughout. Uneven in appearance, the bowl has one side higher than the other. Accretions heavy on underside. Root marks visible on inside of bowl with areas of earth-toned colors leading to a central concentration of reddish pigment remains (cinnabar).
Dimensions
4.2 x 15.24 cm (1 5/8 x 6 in.)
Provenance
From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.
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