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C-Ware – deep bowl C-0197
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb 1825.
1928–1929 : British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt excavation.London, British Museum, EA 62994.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
The surface is heavily eroded, especially on the bottom of bowl.
Decoration
Four large, downturned, crosshatched triangles fill most of the space. Between them are four upturned, crosshatched chevrons. It cannot be excluded that some designs were painted on the bottom of the bowl.
1937: pl. XXXIV, 28.
© X. Droux, Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
7.6
Maximum diameter :
17.1
Rim diameter :
17.1
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 225
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
convexe base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
