C-Ware – deep bowl C-0027
By Droux, Xavier
, Umm el-Qaab (?).
London, Petrie Museum, UC 15337.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
One sherd is missing at the rim.
Description
The exterior surface is not slipped.
Decoration
Three parallel zigzags run around the rim. Below, four hippopotami facing left and following one another occupy most of the interior of the bowl. There is no detail of the features of their heads, and their muzzles are square. They have short tails and legs, which end with small dots. The bodies and heads are filled in with cross-hatching and the silhouettes are emphasised with an additional line. There are two concentric lines at the bottom of the vessel.
Dimensions (cm)
6.4
15.1
15.1
Additional information
Open
Vi 236
Oi 100
flat base
Inside
C49E
Acknowledgements
We thank Alice Stevenson for facilitating the study of this artefact.
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