Unknown | Anasazi Bowl

Namebowl

DatePrehistoric

Mediumclay, paint

DimensionsOverall: 3 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (9.7 x 20.2 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Zama May

Cultureunknown | Anasazi

Object numberA1996-1-54

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and probably scraped; rounded base and wall to wide mouth and mostly rolled rim, with exterior surface uneven and bumpy; unrestricted vessel; slipped; burnished; gray with silvery black painted decorations; interior design consists of band of three concentric circles that have parallel diagonal lines crossing them, just below rim, and four sets of three lines extending from band to center of bowl, creating large stylized cross.

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