C-Ware – bottle with broad neck C-0092
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Jacques de Morgan excavation (?).Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 31474 (CG 11534).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Decoration
On the outside, below the rim and on the neck are three concentric series of upturned crosshatched triangles, each with a horizontal line added below. The triangles of the third series are of larger dimensions. Below that third series are two concentric series of dots, below wich is a large, crosshatched zigzag that runs aournd the vessel but is not continuous. Two concentric lines, with a series of dots above and below, are placed between the zigzag and a fourth concentric series of large, crosshatched triangles.
On the inside, groups of two and three parallel oblique lines, as well as a single oblique line, are painted at the rim.
Dimensions (cm)
32
Additional information
Closed
convexe base
Inside and outside
Comments
The vessel is listed by Quibell (1905) as coming from Gebel el-Tarif. Since that volume was written in 1899, it is possible that the vessel was found during excavations carried on the order of Jacques de Morgan at Gebel el-Tarif in April-May 1896 (see de Morgan 1896). It is not entirely clear if he directed and/or supervised the work on the ground.
