C-Ware – deep bowl C-0044
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown.Manchester, University Museum, TN R1121/1936.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
The surface is very eroded, especially on the upper part of the inside.
Decoration
The inside is decorated with three downturned triangles filled with irregular chevrons; two areas between the triangles are filled with dots, the third one with a group of several vertical strokes and seven shorter vertical strokes below. On the outside, series of horizontal and oblique lines fill the spaces between several vertical and oblique lines that are painted from the rim to the base. A crack that happened during the firing of the vessel is masked with a line painted over it, certainly on the outside, and likely also on the inside.
Dimensions (cm)
8
13
13
Additional information
Open
Vi 163
Oi 100
flat base
Inside and outside
Comments
The paint applied over the firing crack seems to indicate that this vessel was painted after firing.
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Campbell Price for facilitating the study of this artefact on 30.04.2018.