C-Ware sherd of beaker, base C-0134
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C-Ware – sherd of beaker, base C-0134

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Cemetery HK12, Surface find.

01.02.1980 : Hierkaonpolis Expedition survey.

Egypt (Find HK12/5/1).

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production.

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Good

Decoration

Parts of three upturned triangles filled with horizontal lines and rising from the base are partly preserved.

© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.

Dimensions (cm)

Other dimensions :

Base diameter: 7

Fragment dimensions :

7.1 x 6.7

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

flat base

Decoration location :

Outside

Acknowledgements

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

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0134, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0134. retrieved 12 February 2025.