C-Ware – bottle with broad neck C-0025
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb U-637.
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut excavation.Egypt, -, U-637/3.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Mostly lost
Decoration
A series of parallel, oblique lines hang from a concentric line painted below the rim. One hippopotamus faces left. Its silhouette is drawn approximately, and the body is filled in, except for tow small areas, near its backside, which are left empty. The element below the hippopotamus has been interpreted as a rope with a trap. Although this is possible, it may be better understood as a harpoon, the weapon usually associated with hippopotamus hunts in C-ware art.
On the inside, a series of parallel, oblique lines hang from a concentric line.
Dimensions (cm)
17.4
7.5
7.5
Base diam.: 3.2
Additional information
Closed
Vi 43
Oi 100
convexe base
Outside and inside lip
References
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