BOWL WITH CROCODILES AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN

Identity:    Unknown
Material:   Brown Clay
Period:      Prehistoric
Reign:       Unknown

Dimensions:  
Height:       11 cm   
Diameter:   19.5 cm

This bowl is one among many showing a similar design. It is a white painted, red-polished bowl bearing geometric decoration.

Less common though is the application of modeled figures such as crocodiles. This bowl has a flat rim and a rounded base. Four diagonal bands of interlocking white chevrons separate four modeled figures of painted crocodiles. The interior pattern consists of two checkered triangles separated by a band, which is also checkered, and diminishing towards the center of the bowl.