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Red-brown, intact, terracotta bowl with exterior etched design marks and white areas on interior and exterior surfaces

This intact red-brown terracotta bowl is over twice as wide as it is tall. It has a dull, slightly rough-looking surface covered with white, powdery areas on both the interior and exterior of the bowl. The base is round and short and about half the width of the top. The sides of the bowl curve outward perpendicular to the base, then straighten, widening slightly, until they reach the rim, which is wide and flat. The top half of the exterior has several horizontal etched lines running around the bowl, and the bottom half has a worn u-shaped design pattern.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.56.96
Title
Bowl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291879

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
1932.56.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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