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C-Ware – sherd of beaker, near base C-0144
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK29, burnt house, square 30L10, level II-2.
1978–1979 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
The curvature toward the base is just preserved in the lowermost part of the sherd. It is not possible to determine the shape of the base.
Decoration
Remains of two vertical, crosshatched compartments separated from one another by an empty band.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Thickness :
1.1
Fragment dimensions :
6.0 x 3.6
Additional information
Form :
Closed
Shape of base:
unknown
Decoration location :
Outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
