C-Ware – bottle with long narrow neck C-0021
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb U-380.
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut excavation.Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 99582.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Very good
Decoration
A striking number of animals are depicted within the small surface area of this vessel. At the bottom, three hippopotami follow each other, two facing right, one left. A fourth hippopotamus is depicted facing upwards, above the left-facing hippopotamus. To the right of the pachyderms, five crocodiles facing left are painted at an angle above each other in a column that occupies the bottle’s full height. The hippopotami have their ears, eyes, nostrils, and tails depicted. Those at the bottom of the vessel also have their incisors protruding from their mouths. Their bodies are all cross-hatched. The crocodiles are seen in top view, with lozenge-shaped heads and flexed legs ending with toed claws. Their bodies are filled with chevrons. A vertical rectangle divided in its middle and filled in with series of perpendicular lines is shown on the side opposite the crocodiles. Three zigzag designs of three to four parallel lines are connected to either of its sides.
Dimensions (cm)
28.5
7.3
Base diam.: 6
Additional information
Closed
Vi 26
flat base
Outside
References
2000
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2007
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