C-Ware bowl C-0255
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C-Ware – bowl C-0255

By Droux, Xavier

Naqada

, Tomb N1587.

1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation.

London, Petrie Museum, UC 4146.

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Decoration

Large downturned triangles filled with chevrons alternating with smaller ones; at tip, they are all connected to small upturned triangles filled with chevrons; double line at bottom of vessel

Petrie 1921: pl. XX, 9H.
Petrie Museum (ed.) : online catalogue.
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Dimensions (cm)

Height :

7.8

Maximum diameter :

6.1

Additional information

Vessel index :

Vi 78

Comments

The diameter of 6.1cm requires verification.

References

Quibell, J. E.

1894–1895

Unpublished manuscript excavation Notebook [no. 137: Naqada Great Cemetery (tombs N1490–N1492, N1550–N1559, N1586–N161)]. Petrie Museum, UCL

, (p. 17–18).
Petrie, W. M. F.

1921

Corpus of prehistoric pottery and palettes. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 32, 23rd year, 1917. London

, pl. XX, 9H.

Digital references

Petrie Museum

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 19.08.2016.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0255, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0255. retrieved 11 February 2025.

Related person

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders

Excavation director