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C-Ware – shallow bowl C-0159
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb H15.
1909 : Egypt Exploration Fund Excavation.Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland, A.1909.525.7.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Very good
Decoration
A concentric line is painted on the rim. On the interior of the vessel are two continuous rows of downturned, cross-hatched triangles. The upper row consists of ten triangles; there is a narrow gap between the top of the row and the concentric line on the rim. The lower row contains only four triangles; there is no connection between the tip of the upper triangles and the top of the lower ones.
1911: pl. XXIV, 1.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
7.4
Maximum diameter :
20.5
Rim diameter :
20.5
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 277
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Daniel Potter for the information he kindly shared about this artefact.
References
Ayrton, E. R. ; Loat, W. L. S.
1911
Pre-dynastic cemetery at El Mahasna. Egypt Exploration Fund 31. London
, 10, pl. XXIV, 1.
