C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim-to-base C-0194
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement 1600, surface.
1928–1929 : British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt excavation.London, British Museum, EA 62381.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Decoration preservation : Mostly lost
Preservation information :
Only a small part of the vessel is preserved; sixteen or seventeen sherds have been mended together.
Decoration
A concentric series of white-filled, downturned triangles is painted along rim. Below are the remains of vertical plants that arise from a double concentric line painted at the bottom of the vessel. At least nineteen long, vertical stems are visible, some only partially so. When their full height is preserved, they bend near their tip: those on the left handside of the sherd bend toward the right, those on the right handside toward the left. Each stem has short leaves on both sides.
Dimensions (cm)
6.9
15.5
15.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 225
Oi 100
flat base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
