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C-Ware – elliptical bowl C-0086
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb 39.
1906–1907 : Henri de Morgan excavation.New York, Brooklyn Museum, 07.447.1374.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
Damages to the rim.
Decoration
Eight downturned triangles with chevrons are painted at the rim: two at each narrow end, three on each long side. The bottom is occupied by a long plant motif that consists of a long stem with leaves on either sides divided in three groups. The rest of the space is filled with six circular disigns fringes with dots on the outside (one of these designs has a smaller one inside it) and five wavy lines.
1984: 95, fig. 11, 39.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
5.5
Maximum diameter :
19.1
Small diameter :
15
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 347
Shape of rim :
direct
Shape of base:
round base
Decoration location :
Inside
