Description:
Mold-made bowl with foliate designs. Alternating long fronds, slender lotus petals, and small seven-petaled rosettes pattern around the bowl radiating from an eight-petaled rosette medallion on the bottom. Bottom of bowl the red of clay shows through the white. Cup fits nicely in between one's hands, reflecting its use as a drinking vessel.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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