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Modern 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
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a "jack" or sometimes a "kitty"). The bowls are shaped (biased), so that they follow a curved path when being rolled.
Porringer – a shallow bowl, 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) in diameter, and 1.5–3 inches (3.8–7.6 cm) deep; the form originates in the medieval period in Europe and they were made in wood, ceramic, pewter and silver. A second, modern usage, for the term porringer is a double saucepan similar to a bain-marie used for cooking porridge.
Fire-King Mixing Bowls Turquoise Blue Swedish Modern Bowl Set Ivory Glassware Jadeite Ball Jug Examples of Jadeite and Rainbow Fire-King is an Anchor Hocking brand of glassware similar to Pyrex . It was formerly made of low expansion borosilicate glass and ideal for oven use.
Modern manufactured bowls are known as "narrow bias" bowls as they are designed to take a narrower line, compared to some older brands of bowls manufactured decades ago. Bowls must comply with minimum bias standards determined by World Bowls but vary to suit different styles of play and different playing conditions throughout the world.
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A rice bowl, a soup bowl, two or three small dishes with accompanying foods, and two or three condiment dishes for person would be typical. Various serving bowls and platters would also be set on a table for a typical meal, along with a soy sauce cruet , a small pitcher for tempura or other sauce, and a tea setting of tea pot, tea cups and tea ...
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