C-Ware – Bowl C-0223
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb 7179.
1901–1902 : Hearst Egyptian Expedition excavation.Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 6-4327.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
Several sherds, some mended back together, belong to this vessel that is not fully preserved. They were recorded under two different inventory number at the Hearst Museum.
Decoration
The full extent and organisation of the decoration is unknown. In all likelihood, three large, downturned triangles were filled with polka dots and had a series of dots along their edges. A vertical line runs through the middle of each triangle, and extends downward at their tip as a line with dots on both sides. A double vertical series of dots running to the right of one of the triangles is preserved; this motif was probably between two triangles, and may have been repeated between each triangle.
At the bottom of the vessel are two concentric circles with dots on both of their sides. The vertical motifs reached the outermost of the two concentric lines.
The decoration extends on the flatttened rim.
Additional information
Open
round base
Inside
