OLD POTTERY BOWL..I HAVE NO CLUE...CAN YOU POINT ME IN A DIRECTION

HELLO ALL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS...IVE HAD THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHERE OR WHEN IT WAS MADE..POTTERY FEELS ON THE LIGHTER SIDE..LOOKS LIKE THERES WHITE-ISH CALCIUM DEPOSITS ON IT..I WIPED A FEW SPOTS ON THE SIDES AND BOTTOM WITH 100% ACETONE AND NO COLOR CAME OFF...THE CRACK ON THE INSIDE DOES NOT COME THRU THE FRONT SOME IM THINKING ITS A FIRING CRACK..LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FIRED IN A WOOD BURNING TYPE OF KILN...THANKS FOR YOUR HELP...ANDY...HAPPY HOLIDAY AND HUG YOUR FAMILY...FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

 

looks like a wood bowl.........

 

WOW...im not on my game..it is wood...your awesome...do you have any idea what culture its from...looks really old...wood gets that patina and smoothness from being used for a long time

 

The bowl was turned from a slice of tree. The dark is heart/sapwood probably. It looks old, but how old I haven't a clue.

 

It's a bit of a guess, but I'd say it's from India (or a close-by neighbor). There's a tradition of turned, painted bowls, often with lids, from that part of the world.