C-Ware – deep bowl C-0105
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1955 : Transferred from the Museum für Völkerkunde.Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, AE_INV_8458.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
Large rim sherd missing.
Description
The bottom interior of the bowl is not slipped.
Decoration
Eight vertical lines divide the decorative space; they each have a crosshatched half-triangle attached to their upper part, just below the rim. The eight 'panels' between these motifs are occupied three times by two groups of three parallel oblique lines crossing over one another. It seems that this motif was first painted five times, but the painter modified it and filled the space between the triple lines to transform them into two thick bands, along the edges of which he added dots. These two motifs therefore resemble two others, which are thinner bands with dots along their edges. The remaining panel was left empty. There is a concentric line at the bottom.
Dimensions (cm)
8.1
19
19
Base diameter: 6.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 235
Oi 100
direct
flat base
Inside
Acknowledgements
Regina Hölzl and staff at the Kunsthistorisches Museum for facilitating the study of this artefact on 27.09.2019.