C-Ware – deep bowl C-0006
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1892 : Greville John Chester bequest.Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1892.1045.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Good
Decoration
A large crosshatched area, pointed at both ends, probably represents a net and occupies the largest part of the interior wall of the vessel. A crocodile, seen in top view, is depicted between the two pointed ends, as if captured inside the net. Its head is lozenge-shaped and its body crosshatched. Series of dots on the tail represent the scales of the hide. The four legs end with small circles or two small strokes, all representing the animal’s toes. The bottom of the vessel is not decorated
Dimensions (cm)
7
14
14
Additional information
Open
Vi 200
Oi 100
flat base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Helen Whitehouse and Liam McNamara for facilitating the study of this artefact.
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