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Greyware Bowl with Incised Designs

3rd century BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Greyware Bowl with Incised Designs
  • Date: 3rd century BCE
  • Geography: Peru, Ica Valley
  • Culture: Paracas
  • Medium: Ceramic, pigment
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 × Diam. 3 3/8 in. (6.4 × 8.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Containers
  • Credit Line: Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.232.76
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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