C-Ware sherd of carenated bowl, rim C-0472
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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.

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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.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2023. C-0472, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0472. retrieved 01 September 2026.

Related person

Schiaparelli, Ernesto

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