C-Ware deep bowl C-0121

C-Ware – deep bowl C-0121

By Droux, Xavier

Hammamiya
, Tomb 1743.
1924 : Excavation of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt – Egyptian Research Account.

London, British Museum, EA 57523.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Intact

Decoration preservation : Very good

Decoration

Oblique series of connected rectangles that run from the rim to a concentric line at the bottom of the vessel. Each rectangle is filled with one, more rarely two horizontal lines. Polka dots fill the space between the upper extremities of the series at the rim, as well as the interior of the circle at the bottom.

Brunton & Caton-Thompson 1928: pl. XXXVIII, 50s.

The British Museum (ed.) : Online catalogue. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

3.5

Maximum diameter :

7.6

Rim diameter :

7.6

Additional information

Form :

Open

Vessel index :

Vi 217

Opening index :

Oi 100

Shape of base:

convexe base

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Brunton, G. ; Caton-Thompson, G.

1928

The Badarian civilisation and predynastic remains near Badari. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 46, 30th year, 1924. London

, pl. XXXVIII, 50s.

Baumgartel, E. J.

1947

The cultures of prehistoric Egypt I. London

, 57-58, fig. 8, 9.

Scharff, A.

1928

Some prehistoric vases in the British Museum and remarks on Egyptian prehistory. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 14

, pl. XXV, 1.

Graff, G.

2009

Les peintures sur vases de Nagada I–Nagada II: nouvelle approche sémiologique de l'iconographie prédynastique. Egyptian Prehistory Monographs 6. Leuven

, cat. 66.