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C-Ware – sherd of beaker, base C-0138
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK24B, brewery.
2006 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (06-74).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Good
Description
The interior surface is not slipped nor polished.
Decoration
A large, upturned triangle filled with chevrons is partly preserved; it rises from the base, which is decorated with crosshatching.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Other dimensions :
Base diameter: ca. 7
Fragment dimensions :
3.1 x 1.8
Additional information
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
