C-Ware – bottle, broad neck C-0495
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1912 : Purchased by the Rogers Fund.New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MMA 12.182.16.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Very good
Decoration
There are two plant motifs consisting of a long, vertical stem, two opposing groups of leaves represented by straight oblique lines, and a bunch of leaves or a flower at the top. These two plants are separated from one another by two rectangular areas, one larger than the other. They both have a double outline at the sides and top, but no ground line. The smaller rectanle contains two groups of four upturned chevrons each. The larger areas contains two groups of three upturned chevrons each, repeated twice and separated from one another by a single vertical line. Two pairs of oblique lines are added on either side of this line, near its middle point.
Dimensions (cm)
28
11.1
Additional information
Closed
Vi 40
flat base
Outside and inside lip