C-Ware deep bowl C-0060
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C-Ware – deep bowl C-0060

By Droux, Xavier

el-Amra

, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Jacques de Morgan excavation.

St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée d'Archéologie nationale, 77.705 w (.2).

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Fragmentary

Decoration preservation : Mostly faded

Preservation information :

Part of the rim is missing.

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 of small downturned triangles filled with chevrons; one series consists of two triangle, the other of three triangles.

Musée des Antiquités nationales (ed.) 1982: 116.
© X. Droux, courtesy of the Musée des Antiquités nationales.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

4.2

Maximum diameter :

10.5

Rim diameter :

10.5

Additional information

Form :

Open

Vessel index :

Vi 250

Opening index :

Oi 100

Shape of rim :

direct

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

We thank Christine Lorre for facilitating the study of this artefact.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0060, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0060. Retrieved 13 May 2024.