C-Ware ovoid bowl C-0219
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C-Ware – ovoid bowl C-0219

By Droux, Xavier

Naqa ed-Deir

, Tomb 7130.

1901–1902 : Hearst Egyptian Expedition excavation.

Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 6-2967.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Complete

Decoration preservation : Mostly faded

Decoration

Groups of vertical wavy lines joined at the top by a horizontal wavy line. These are possibly to be identified as 'tassel-like' motifs.

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (ed.) : Online catalogue, © 2020 The Regents of the University of California.
Lythgoe & Dunhams 1965: 77, fig. 31 i.
Friedman 1981: pl. 10E.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

6.2

Maximum diameter :

8.4

Additional information

Form :

Closed

Vessel index :

Vi 135

Shape of base:

flat base

Decoration location :

Outside

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0219, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0219. retrieved 12 February 2025.