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C-Ware – carenated bowl C-0168
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb H47.
1909 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation. 1910 : Gift by George Francis Legge to the British Museum.London, British Museum, EA 49261.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Good
Decoration
Concentric line on rim; below, six widely-spaced, upturned, crosshatched triangles are painted above the level of the maximum diameter.
© R. Friedman, courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
6.5
Maximum diameter :
10.2
Additional information
Form :
Closed
Vessel index :
Vi 157
Shape of base:
round base
Decoration location :
Outside
Comments
The provenance of the vessel as Tomb H47 requires further evidence.
References
Not previously published.
