This bowl features flared sides, a flat base, an outflared, everted rim, and a rounded lip. The total height of the vessel is 16 cm but the rim begins to project at a height of 11 cm and extends another 9 cm at a 45¡ angle. The paste color is pink (5YR 7/3) or very pale brown (10YR 7/3). The paste is fine-textured and no core was formed. A thin, pale red (2.5YR 6/8) slip was applied over the interior and exterior, but its preservation is poor. The slip is very thin and flakes easily. A distinctive feature of this vessel is the streaky painted cross-band on the exterior of the flat base, which has a diameter of 26.3 cm. The painted bands are of unequal dimensions: the larger one 23x2.5 cm, the smaller 20x2.5 cm. The smaller band does not evenly bisect the larger one. Near the rim, three attempts were made to perforate the vessel. Two drill holes were completed 11 cm apart, but the third, situated close to one of the other two, never pierced the vessel. The bowl was inverted over the head and upper torso of a flexed adult.
