bowls (food service)

Deep bowl, Cyprus, white painted ware. Fine, wheel made vessel, pinkish clay, creamy white clay slip, slight bend in profile at base of handles. Two small pulled handles attached to body and painted black as is ring base. Decoration in black concentric circles on base, lower body and handle level. Lip of vessel also painted back [black?]. Lip has a heavy square section (with a turned ring on exterior) black concentric circles on lower part of [?] bowl. Width of bowl 171 mm, height of bowl 164 mm.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn9308
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 164 mm x 171 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
ceramic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Archaeology
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