C-Ware – sherd of beaker, rim C-0127
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Tomb 22 area, surface find.
1999 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation, finds nos 220B, 227D, 257.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherds
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Four mended sherds.
Description
On the inside, only the upper part of the rim is polished and slipped.
Decoration
The paint is quite thick. On the outside, the upper part of a human figure is preserved from the waist up; it faces toward the right and has detailed curly hair represented by a double series of dots around head. The person's right arm c rosses over the torso, which is filled with crosshatching. Behind them are the remains of a vertical line and of another element at the extremity of the sherd.
On the inside, the lip, is decorated with a series of dots on polished band.
Dimensions (cm)
5.9 x 5.2
Additional information
Open
not preserved
Outside and inside lip
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
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