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C-Ware – deep bowl C-0325
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Antiquities Service excavation.Cairo, Egyptian Museum, CG 11505 (JE 31466).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Unknown
Decoration preservation : Unknown
Description
The bottom of the interior is not slipped nor polished.
Decoration
The published drawing does not show the decoration very clearly. It consists at least of downturned triangles filled with chevrons; there seems to be a vertical group of downturned chevrons and other additional lines.
1905: pl. 19, no. 11505.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
5.5
Maximum diameter :
12.5
Rim diameter :
12.5
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 227
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Comments
Quibell (1905) listed the provenance of this artefact as Saghel el-Baglia, without suggesting that this provenance had been used erroneously, instead of Gebel el-Tarif. This is however likely the case. See de Morgan (1896, 1897).