C-Ware – squat beaker C-0333
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Antiquities Service excavation.Cairo, Egyptian Museum, CG 11514 (JE 31469).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Chip at rim.
Description
The bottom of the interior is not slipped nor polished.
Decoration
On the outside, the decorative space is framed by two concentric lines, one painted just below the rim, the other around the bottom. Inbetween are four continuous series of small, upturned, crosshateched triangles; in the lower row, the artist ran out of pace and only painted one side of a triangle, without being able to finish it.
on the inside is a single row of downturned, crosshatched triangles that hang from the rim, with narrow gaps left between each.
Dimensions (cm)
9
12.5
12.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 139
Oi 100
flat base
Outside and inside lip
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).