Base Sherd
13060
From: Japan | Honshu | Chiba Prefecture | Hirayama Village
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 13060 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Jomon | Neolithic | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Chiba Prefecture | Hirayama Village |
| Period | Jomon |
| Date Made | Jomon |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Technique | Fired |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Base sherd from a deep pot (深鉢). Flat bottomed vessel with sides sloping outward at steep angle. Very thick, especially near base. Rounded interior bottom. Smooth surfaces on both exterior and interior. Jomon style. Bottom of foot mat-like impressions. |
| Height | 10.3 cm |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
| Other Number | 43 - Other Number |
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