C-Ware – deep bowl C-0286
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1914 : Bought from Muhammad Mohassib.London, British Museum, EA 53882.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete, repaired
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
Chips at rim.
Decoration
Two concentric lines are painted under the rim. Below stand three hippopotami, two of them facing right and one left. They have their ears and eyes indicated by four small ticks and triangles, and their incisors protrude from their mouths. Their bodies are filled with diverse motifs, such as crosshathed triangle, crosshatched bands, parallel lines, and upturned chevrons. Groups of three, four, and five parallel "W" zigzag lines are placed between the animals.
The inside of the rim is decorated with groups of parallel, vertical lines.
Dimensions (cm)
9.5
15.3
15.3
Additional information
Open
Vi 161
Oi 100
flat base
Outside and inside lip
Comments
Inside not coated nor polished, except at rim.
References
1928
Some prehistoric vases in the British Museum and remarks on Egyptian prehistory. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 14
, 161-2, fig. 1; pl. 24, 2.1948
A predynastic ostrich egg with incised decoration. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 7
, 50, fig. 3, F.1952
Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne I: 1; les époques de formation, la préhistoire. Paris
, 274-5, fig. 175, 1.1989
Das Nilpferd in der Vorstellungswelt der alten Ägypter. Teil I, Katalog. Europäische Hochschulschriften VIII, 22. Frankfurt am Main
, doc. 24b.1998
The mammals of ancient Egypt. Natural History of Egypt 4. Warminster
, 144, fig. 13-10.2009
Les peintures sur vases de Nagada I–Nagada II: nouvelle approche sémiologique de l'iconographie prédynastique. Egyptian Prehistory Monographs 6. Leuven
, cat. 93.