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C-Ware – deep bowl C-0059
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Jacques de Morgan excavation.St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée d'Archéologie nationale, 77.705 w (.1).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
Chips at rim and minor surface damage
Decoration
Two large downturned triangles filled with chevrons are placed on opposite sides and are connected at their tips on the bottom of the bowl; between them are two series each consisting of three small downturned triangles filled with chevrons.
1896: pl. III, 5 a, b.
(ed.) 1982: 116.
© X. Droux, courtesy of the Musée des Antiquités nationales.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.9
Maximum diameter :
9.5
Rim diameter :
9.5
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 244
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of rim :
direct
Shape of base:
convexe base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Christine Lorre for facilitating the study of this artefact.
