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C-Ware – sherd of carenated bowl, rim C-0472
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1900–1901 : Bought by Schiaparellin in Egypt.Turin, Fondazione Museo delle Egizie, S.556.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragment
Decoration preservation : Very good
Decoration
Series of ticks along the rim. Below, a horizontal narrow band is filled on the left by horizontal chevrons pointing toward the right, and on the right by parallel vertical strokes. A series of downturned triangles filled with horizontal hatching hang from this band, with one triangle not completed; there are remains of four triangles. Between these triangles are upturned traingles with the same horizontal hatching. At maximum diameter, another band is filled iwth parallel oblique dots.
Dimensions (cm)
Maximum diameter :
14
Rim diameter :
9
Fragment dimensions :
H: 5.9
Additional information
Form :
Closed
Opening index :
Oi 64
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Outside
Comments
30% of rim preserved.
Acknowledgements
We thank the staff of the collection management office at the Museo Egizio for facilitating access to this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
