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Rounded clay bowl with black interior and rim, reddish-brown exterior with incised basketry-like texture, on a gray background.

Bowl with Basketry-Like Textured Surface, Ancestral Pueblo

A rounded earthenware bowl with a black interior and rim and a reddish-brown exterior. The lower body is covered in fine, incised textured patterns resembling woven basketry, and the smooth black upper band shows faint scratch marks. The bowl sits on a neutral gray surface against a plain backdrop.

Artist
Ancestral Pueblo
Date
900–1000
Medium
Earthenware and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1267 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James W. Ellsworth