This is an exceptional miniature by Nancy Youngblood.  This bowl is from 1982.  It is one of her classic deep carved miniature melon bowls. The bowl has sixteen ribs and each is very deeply carved into the clay.  Note how they come to a sharp edge, which is the style of which was so distinctive to her early pottery.  Each rib is individually polished.  Nancy has a particular stone that allows her to polish so deeply and the piece has a glassy surface.  Look at the piece from the top down.  The ribs almost seem to lay one on the other, which always seems to remind me of a piece of folded paper.  They go back and forth three times to make the “S”.  Simply exceptional!  It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood”.  While it may be a small piece, it is certainly the classic style of this renowned artist.