C-Ware – broad beaker C-0217
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb 7129.
1901–1902 : Hearst Egyptian Expedition excavation.Cairo, Grand Egyptian Museum (CG 88132).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
Small chips at the rim.
Decoration
A concentric crosshatched band is painted inside the lip, and another one on the exterior just below the rim. Four hippopotamuses, forming two rows of two individuals, face five crocodiles and are surrounded by a few fish. The bodies of the hippopotamuses bear very few details. The ears and eyes are drawn, the legs are short, and a short tail is indicated at the back. The pachyderms’ bodies are decorated with chevrons, while the crocodiles’ skin is rendered by a crosshatched design covering the whole body. Behind the group of hippopotamuses is an elongated plant, probably the common reed.
Dimensions (cm)
20
23
23
Additional information
Open
Vi 115
Oi 100
Outside and inside lip
References
1948
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, 68–9, fig. 7.1965
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, 75, fig. 31 a-b.1970
Ägyptische Kunst. Monumente alter Kulturen. Frankfurt am Main
, 6, cat. 2, pl. 2.1981
Spatial distribution in a predynastic cemetery: Naga ed Dêr 7000. MA dissertation, University of California. Berkeley
, 62, 84.1988
Die Tierwelt des alten Ägypten untersucht anhand kulturgeschichtlicher und zoologischer Quellen. Munich
, fig. 6.1989
Das Nilpferd in der Vorstellungswelt der alten Ägypter. Teil I, Katalog. Europäische Hochschulschriften VIII, 22. Frankfurt am Main
, doc. 24a.1998
Peaux d'animaux comme symboles prédynastiques: à propos de quelques représentations sur les vases White Cross-lined. Chronique d'Egypte 73
, 209, n.12; 210, n. 14.1998
Fischfang und Fischkult im alten Ägypten. Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt 70
, 21, Abb. 2.2009
Les peintures sur vases de Nagada I–Nagada II: nouvelle approche sémiologique de l'iconographie prédynastique. Egyptian Prehistory Monographs 6. Leuven
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