Fragment of a Bowl (Study Collection)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragment of a Bowl (Study Collection) by Unknown. Black and white photograph of a shard of ceramic. The shard is triangular with one straight edge along the bottom and two uneven sides converging at a point at the top. The shard's exterior surface is white with a design painted in black. The design shows a bird flying among spindly tree branches. The photograph shows a slight reflection along the bottom edge of the shard. The background of the photograph is white.