Terracotta bowl

A wide, shallow footed bowl of red terracotta with smooth walls that flare outward from a narrow base to a rounded rim. Uneven pale patches and darker streaks mark the slip and firing, and the light catches its curved interior.

Look closer: Faint pale scratches and mottling inside the rim show the vessel's surface wear.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2048 × 2048 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76