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C-Ware – elliptical bowl C-0058
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Jacques de Morgan excavation.St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée d'Archéologie nationale, 77.705 v.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
Minor surface damage on the inside.
Decoration
Fifteen downturneed triangles filled with oblique lines form a continous row at the rim. A spirale is painted on the bottom of the bowl, with a fringe of short oblique strokes on one of its sides.
1896: pl. III, 4a.
© X. Droux, courtesy of the Musée d'Archéologie nationale.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.7
Maximum diameter :
14
Small diameter :
11.2
Rim diameter :
14
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 378
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Christine Lorre for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
de Morgan, J.
1896
Recherches sur les origines de l'Egypte I: l'âge de la pierre et les métaux. Paris
, pl. III, 4 a, b.