C-Ware – elliptical bowl C-0351

Examination of the vessel revealed several inaccuracies in the published drawing. The rim was painted with a line, below which are series of downturned chevrons. A series of chevrons pointing to the right runs through the centre, with, on both sides, 6 triangles with dotted outlines and filled in with chevrons. Nearby are several vegetal motifs. On the sides of the bowl are two series of animal, facing the same end of the vessel. In the first series (upper part of the photograph), three large animals alternate with three smaller ones. Only the horns of the animal in the centre are preserved; they are long, and point frontward, possibly suggesting that a gazelle is represented. On the other side, five animals are depicted. Two have short upturned tails and can be identified as dogs, each chasing one antelope. The rightmost and leftmost antelopes could be hartebeests with lyreEshaped horns. The last one has two short horns pointing frontward.