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C-Ware – squat beaker C-0057
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. March 1896 : E. Amélineau excavation. ? – 1948 : Collection of the Musée Guimet, Paris. 1948 : Given to the Musée du Louvre.Paris, Musée du Louvre, E 28030.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
Small chip at rim.
Decoration
Concentric horizontal line under the rim; below, a number of vertical panels are filled with plant motifs, chevrons, and oblique lines. On the inside lip, groups of four (?) parallel vertical dashes.
(ed.) : Online catalogue; photo Christian Décamps.
© X. Droux.
© X. Droux.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
7.4
Maximum diameter :
9.8
Rim diameter :
9.8
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 132
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside and outside
Comments
Amélineau did not supervise the excavation at el-Amra that were carried out 4-13 March 1896 on request from de Morgan. Details of the tomb and its funerary assemblage are unknown. Graff (2009) lists the provenance of the vessel as unknown.
