C-Ware – broad neck bottle C-0270
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb N1644.
1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation.Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1895.482.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Decoration
Two double series of filled triangles, facing upward and downward in each case, frame the decorative space. The central figure of the scene is a Barbary sheep, facing right. It has divergent crescent-shaped horns, a long chest mane depicted with oblique strokes, and a long tail ending up with a tassel of hair. Nine dogs surround it. They have small upturned tails, short ears with dots at the extremities, and knots under their neck representing a loop for attaching leashes. They are all turned toward the Barbary sheep, the four in front of it facing left, the other five toward the right. Among the dogs is an animal of similar dimensions, but with two straight horns instead of short ears, and a downturned tail. It is possible that an Oryx is represented, although this is not certain. The bodies of the animals are all cross-hatched. Five groups of between four and six parallel vertical lines decorate the inside of the rim.
Dimensions (cm)
25.5
9.9
Additional information
Vi 39
References
1894–1895
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