Description:
Painted pottery sherd of red terra cotta in a roughly trapezoidal shape; one edge is quite irregular. The top face is painted a very light brown color, and a black stripe runs through the center. Nearer to the irregular edge is a circular design consisting of a black circle surrounded by red dots and circumscribed by a black ring. On the other side of the stripe is a Lotus flower with five red, up-turned petals outlined in black, and a curved black stem. The back of the object is inscribed "Crocodilopolis" in pencil.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; containers; vessels

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