C-Ware – fancy-shaped beaker C-0283
By Droux, Xavier
, Tomb B102.
1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation.Philadelphia, UPenn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, E.1418.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Decoration
Four dogs surround a Barbary sheep on one of the beakers. The Barbary sheep faces right, and has diverging crescent-shaped horns, a long tail, and a long chest mane (not visible on published drawing). Two dogs are painted above and behind its back, a third one below its neck, and the fourth one on the other side of the vessel, facing toward its head. On the second beaker, three dogs surround an ibex. The ibex has long backward curving horns with characteristic serrations. One dog is shown between its legs, one in front of it and facing it, and the third one on the other side of the beaker. The dogs all have short upturned tails, long ears with dots at the extremities, and a dot under the chin representing the knot for attaching a leash. All the animals have their bodies filled in with cross-hatching. The scenes are framed by series of upturned triangles above series of downturned triangles, running under the rims and along the base on both sides
Dimensions (cm)
22.8
Additional information
References
1894–1895
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