C-Ware – elliptical bowl C-0348
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. 1897 : Gift Ludwig Borchardt.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 13831.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Unknown
Decoration
Half of the rim is decorated with downward triangles and filled with chevrons, the other half with a crossed-hatched area representing a net. A crocodile is depicted at the bottom. The shape of its body is approximate and unusual. According to the position of the flexed legs, which end with three- and four-toed claws, the head should be to the right, although it is not clearly indicated. It is possible that a triangle filled with chevrons may be an attempt at showing the animal’s neck. The tail is short, large, and filled with chevrons. The rest of the body is mostly cross-hatched. A cross-hatched area painted on one side of the crocodile is likely representing a net. A series of nine downturned triangles filled with chevrons decorate the rest of the rim. An additional triangle with chevrons is placed between the crocodile’s head and the net. A zigzag by the tail and a chevron design by the neck complete the decoration
Dimensions (cm)
5.1
25
17.1
25
Additional information
Open
Vi 490
Oi 100
Inside
References
1930
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1989
The exhibition of art treasures of ancient Egypt. Tokyo
, 151, 293, cat. 105.1998
Peaux d'animaux comme symboles prédynastiques: à propos de quelques représentations sur les vases White Cross-lined. Chronique d'Egypte 73
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