C-Ware sherd of bottle or beaker, rim C-0610
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C-Ware – sherd of bottle or beaker, rim C-0610

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Cemetery HK6, Square F14, surface.

15.02.2016 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt (16-007).

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production.

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Very good

Decoration

Two rectangular elements, one with two vertical dividing lines, the other with three, are surrounded by several polka dots; they may represent architectural elements (?).

The inside is decorated with polka dots.

© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierkaponlis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierkaponlis Expedition.

Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

3.1 x 3.9

Additional information

Form :

Closed

Shape of base:

not preserved

Decoration location :

Inside and outside

Acknowledgements

We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0610, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0610. retrieved 21 September 2024.