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Conical-shaped bowl with sides angled outward, a smooth black interior, and a bumpy exterior that is black along the rim and graduates to a reddish-brown color.
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New Mexico / 900–1000

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration

Look closely at Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration. Conical-shaped bowl with sides angled outward, a smooth black interior, and a bumpy exterior that is black along the rim and graduates to a reddish-brown color.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

What detail would you point out to someone seeing this for the first time? The Art Institute dates Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration to 900–1000.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected
FamiliarWeird

A CLOSER LOOK

Ceramist unknown (possibly Ancestral Puebloan) New Mexico made this ceramics. The museum dates it 900–1000.

The original museum record has the full image, attribution, and catalog details. Return to the work after reading its record and see what you notice.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Art Institute of ChicagoBowl with Textured Surface Decoration

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