odern bowls can be made of 

ceramic, metal, wood, plastic, and other materials. Bowls

have been made for thousands of years. Very early bowls have been found
in China, Ancient Greece, Crete and in certain Native American cultures.
In Ancient Greek pottery, small bowls, including phiales and pateras, and bowl-shaped
cups called kylices were used. Phiales were used for libations and included a small dent
in the center for the bowl to be held with a finger, although one source indicates that
these were used to hold perfume rather than wine. Some Mediterranean examples from
the Bronze Age manifest elaborate decoration and sophistication of design. For
example, the bridge spouted vessel design appeared at the Minoan site of Phaistos.[1] In
the 4th millennium BC, evidence exists that the Uruk culture of
ancient Mesopotamia mass-produced beveled rim bowls of standardized sizes.
Moreover, in Chinese pottery, there are many elaborately painted bowls and other
vessels dating to the Neolithic period. As of 2009, the oldest bowl found is 18,000 years
old.[2]
In examining bowls found during an archaeological dig in North America,
the anthropologist Vincas Steponaitis defines a bowl by its dimensions, writing that a
bowl's diameter rarely falls under half its height and that historic bowls can be classified
by their edge, or lip, and shape.

Communal bowl[edit]
See also: wassail

Lakh - millet flour porridge in communal platter served topped with sweetened fermented milk (sow). Senegal,
West Africa.

In many cultures, food and drink are shared in a communal bowl or cup.[3] In Mali, the
name of the town of Bandiagara (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃djaɡaʁa]) refers to the communal
bowl meals are served in. The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl."
In Zimbabwe, sadza is traditionally eaten from a communal bowl, a tradition that is still
maintained by some families, mainly in rural areas. It is generally eaten with the right
hand without the aid of cutlery and often rolled into a ball before being dipped into a
variety of condiments such as sauce/gravy, sour milk, or stewed vegetables.[4] Lakh is a
popular boiled porridge made with rolled millet flour pellets (araw/arraw) typically topped
at serving with sweetened fermented milk. It is usually served in a communal bowl
or platter in Senegal.
In China, it is considered rude and unhygienic for a diner to use his or her
own chopsticks to pick up food from communal bowls and plates when such utensils are
present. Other potentially rude behaviors with chopsticks include playing with them,
separating them in any way (such as holding one in each hand), piercing food with
them, or standing them vertically in a plate of food. (The latter is especially rude,
evoking images of incense or joss sticks used ceremoniously at funerals.)[5]
In some cultures, the communal bowl has a set of social strictures, as evidenced by the
Spanish idiom, "¿Cuándo hemos comido en el mismo plato?" (English: When have we
eaten from the same dish?).[6]

Gallery[edit]


Ancient Egyptian bowl; 200–150 BC; faience; 4.8 × 16.9 cm

(1.9 × 6.7 in); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
 


 Nasca bowl; c. 100 BC; earthenware with colored slips;
diameter: 12.8 × 17.7 cm; overall: 13 cm; from Peru; Cleveland
Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
 

Roman ribbed bowl; 1st century AD; glass; diameter: 6.5 cm;

Cleveland Museum of Art
 
 Mogollon bowl with a pronghorn antelope and geometric
designs; 1000–1150; earthenware; diameter: 31.2 cm, overall:
12.5 × 32 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art
 
 Korean bowl with a lotus petal design in relief; 1100 (Goryeo
period); porcelain celadon ware; Cleveland Museum of Art
 
 Chinese bowl; 1723–1735 (Qing Dynasty); porcelain with
doucai decoration; diameter: 11.8 cm, overall: 6.4 cm; from
the Jiangxi province (China); Cleveland Museum of Art
 
 French Neoclassical bowl (jatte à anses relevées or jatte
écuelle); 1787–1788; hard-paste porcelain; overall: 7.6 × 25.4
× 19.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
 Bowl, part of an English dessert service; c. 1800; porcelain;
diameter: 22.8 cm, overall: 5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

See also[edit]
 Bridge spouted vessel
  Buffet
 Dishware
 List of eating utensils

Notes[edit]
1. ^ Hogan (2007)
2. ^ The World: Science Podcast. #17: U.S. "Science Envoys",
Nobel winners strategize on global warming, and ten million
years of laughter. Public Radio International, June 5, 2009.
3. ^ Zimmerman, Jereme.  "The Communal Origins of a Festive
New Year's Drinking Tradition" – via www.yesmagazine.org.
4. ^ "Sadza". worldfood.guide.
5. ^ "Chinese Chopstick Etiquette". Culture-4-Travel.com.
6. ^ "Dichos Populares. Su significado".  Fundación Biblioteca
Virtual Miguel de Cervantes  (in Spanish). Retrieved  2015-02-
15.

References[edit]
 Hogan, C. Michael (2007). "Phaistos
fieldnotes". The Modern Antiquarian.
 Steponaitis, Vincas P. (1983). Ceramics,
Chronology, and Community Patterns: An
Archaeological Study at Moundville. The Modern
Antiquarian. New York: Academic Press. pp. 68–
69. ISBN 978-0-12-666280-1. Archived from the
original on 2004-12-11.
 Walters, H. B. (1905). History of Ancient Pottery:
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. The Modern
Antiquarian. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
pp. 140, 191–192.

External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to Bowls
(vessel) and Communal
bowl.

 "The Phiale of Achyris". Archeological Institute of

America. The Phiale is dated from 300 BC and is
made of gold, includes pictures
 "Corning Museum of Glass".
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