C-Ware – sherd of bowl, base C-0139
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK29, burnt house, square 20L20.
1978–1979 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
The outside surface is heavily damaged by salt.
Description
The surface of the base is irregular and was apparently not slipped.
Decoration
Two concentric lines that are painted on the flat bottom of the bowl are partly preserved, with a series of small, upturned, hatched triangles rising from the upper line. Only two complete and parts of two other triangles remain. The tip of a downturned triangle filled with chevrons is visible in the upper part of the sherd.
Dimensions (cm)
Base diameter : 7.0
6.8 x 6.2
Additional information
Open
flat base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
1982
Chapter 2.1. Artifact analyses: a taxonomic system for predynastic settlement ceramics and the Locality 29 assemblage, in: Hoffman, Michael A. (ed.), The Predynastic of Hierakonpolis: an interim report. Egyptian Studies Association Publication 1. Giza & Macomb IL
, 83, tab. II.19.