C-Ware – deep bowl C-0005
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown
London, Petrie Museum, UC 4016.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Vessel almost complete, chips at rim and hole at bottom
Decoration
Two hippopotamuses, depicted on opposite sides of the vessel, face right. Their ears and eyes are represented by small dots painted on the head. Their muzzles are rounded and their incisors protrude from their mouths. They have short tails and short legs. Their bodies are decorated with irregular wavy lines. Two columns of a dozen horizontal parallel wavy lines are painted between the hippopotami.
Dimensions (cm)
4
8.5
8.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 213
Oi 100
convexe base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Alice Stevenson for facilitating the study of this artefact.
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