C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0607
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK59 (kiln), surface find.
1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (find 433).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherds
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
Two mending sherds; 30% or rim preserved.
Decoration
Three downturned triangles filled with chevrons are planced next to one another. The best-preserved one, in the centre, consists of a group of four small chevrons separated by an empty space from a series of eleven additional , largen chevrons below. At the tip, the triangle connects to the tip of an upturned triangle filled with chevrons. The triangle to the left has at least five visible downturned chevrons, the one to the right at least four; it is not clear if they, too, also contained an empty space, but this seems unlikely for the left-most triangle.
The rim is decorated with a concentric line that is slightly uneven and runs over the top part of the downturned chevrons.
Dimensions (cm)
11
11
Additional information
Open
Oi 100
not preserved
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
