C-Ware – deep bowl C-0435
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown
London, Petrie Museum, UC 15336.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Repaired from several fragments.
Decoration
The rim is decorated with a cross-hatched band. Bellow, four hippopotamuses, facing left, occupy most of the inside of the bowl. Their bodies are entirely filled in with cross-hatching. There is no detail of the features of the heads, and the muzzles are squared. The tails are short and the legs end with small dots. The silhouettes are emphasised with an additional line. Four fish are painted at the bottom. Three are next to each other, facing the same direction, and the fourth one is depicted vertically in front of them. Their bodies are cross-hatched and their fins are represented by small strokes.
Dimensions (cm)
5.4
13.8
13.8
Additional information
Open
Vi 256
Oi 100
convexe base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Alice Stevenson for facilitating the study of this artefact.
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