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C-Ware – bowl C-0470
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1900–1901 : Bought by Schiaparelli in Egypt.Turin, Fondazione Museo delle Egizie, S.392.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
Small chips on the rim and surface.
Description
The paint used for the decoration is dinstincly orangy in colour.
Decoration
Four large downturned crosshatched triangles occupy most of the interior surface. They are not connected to one another, but with their tip reach a triple concentric line painted around the bottom of the vessel.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
5.5
Maximum diameter :
14
Rim diameter :
14
Other dimensions :
Dbase: 5
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 255
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
concave base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank the staff of the collection management office at the Museo Egizio for facilitating access to this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
