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C-Ware – shallow bowl C-0483
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1920 : Bought from Muhammad Mohassib, Luxor.New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1920.26.18.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
The damaged rim was repaired between the publication by Scott (1986) and the photograph taken for the online cataloague. A small fragment is missing.
Decoration
Double concentric lines at the bottom. Four plant stems raise from the outer line; three of these vegetal motifs are bent toward the left, the fourth one toward the right. Each plant consists of a single long stem and short leaves on either sides.
1986: 27, fig. 5A.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
5.7
Maximum diameter :
16.3
Rim diameter :
16.3
Other dimensions :
Base diameter: 5.7
Additional information
Vessel index :
Vi 286
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of rim :
direct
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
