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C-Ware – sherd of bowl on foot, junction between bowl and foot C-0576
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, vicinity of Tomb 11.
1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (find no 149; HK6-0341).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Decoration
On the interior surface are horizontal lines or a spirale. On the outside, what appears to be an animal figure facing right has unusual features, such as loop-shaped legs and a head (?) that would show the animal's teeth (?). The belly would be quite flat and the back dome-shaped; the body is filled with parallel vertical lines. It not impossible for this motif to not be an animal at all.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
7.2 x 4.7
Additional information
Form :
Open
Shape of base:
on foot
Decoration location :
Inside and outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
