The "Royse Bowl"
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This "bowl" has a
regular circular diameter, roughly 9 inches (22 cm) across. The height is
about 2.75 inches (7 cm). Its weight is approximately 2.25 pounds (1
kilogram).
The white plaster-looking material has an integral brown and yellow-gold
colored swirl pattern. The surface is pocked overall, and appears
to have been slightly chipped in several places.
The bowl was discovered
by Edwin Hudson Royse (1914-2001) while digging in his tomato garden at 1838
Mayflower during the 1990's.
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Swirling pattern on the base
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The Royse family owned the house at 1838 Mayflower (Dallas, Texas,
USA) from 1945 to 2001. Other objects, such as toy cars, and the rim of
a baby bottle had been unearthed over the years in Mr. Royse's garden,
located behind his garage in the southwestern portion of the lot. His
daughter, Elizabeth Royse Joe, who now owns this particular artifact,
believes that her father probably sandpapered the interior as part of his
cleaning process. Eddie's grandson, Jason Joe, commented that parts
of the relief on the outside rim might have been deliberately carved decorative
etchings, suns and rivers or mountains.
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