Rim Sherd

71-26-13

From: India | Ahar

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 71-26-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ahar | Banas
Provenience India | Ahar
Period Bronze Age
Date Made 2400-1700BC
Section Asian
Materials Clay
Technique Burnished
Description

Rim/neck flares out with rounded lip. At base of rim/neck is distinct point/ridge, separating it from the rest of body. Orange/brown color with majority of sherd blackened. This blackness could be paint, for the inside is black as well. Both sides appear to be burnished.

Credit Line Gift of Gregory L. Possehl, 1971

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