C-Ware deep bowl C-0048
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C-Ware – deep bowl C-0048

By Droux, Xavier

Badari

, Tomb 3828.

1922–1925 : British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavation.

Manchester, University Museum, 7244.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Complete, repaired

Decoration preservation : Partly lost

Preservation information :

The surface is quite eroded on the interior, especially in the upper part.

Decoration

Six large downturned crosshatched triangles hand from the rim with a narrow gap between each triangle.

Brunton & Caton-Thompson 1928: 51, pl. XXXVIII, 16m.
The Manchester Museum (ed.) : Online catalogue.
© X. Droux, courtesy of The Manchester Museum.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

6.5

Maximum diameter :

15.3

Rim diameter :

15.3

Additional information

Form :

Open

Vessel index :

Vi 235

Opening index :

Oi 100

Shape of rim :

direct

Shape of base:

flat base

Decoration location :

Inside

Comments

Tomb number written in pencil on the base of the vessel.

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Campbell Price for facilitating the study of this artefact on 30.04.2018.

References

Brunton, G. ; Caton-Thompson, G.

1928

The Badarian civilisation and predynastic remains near Badari. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 46, 30th year, 1924. London

, 51, pl. XXXVIII, 16m.

Digital references

The Manchester Museum

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 07.05.2021.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0048, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0048. retrieved 11 February 2025.

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Related person

Brunton, Guy

Excavator

Caton-Thompson, Gertrude

Excavator