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C-Ware – sherd, type unknown, body C-0617
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Square G13, locus 133, vicinity of Tomb 48.
14.02.2009 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (09-1407).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Description
The interior surface is not polished nor slipped.
Decoration
Remains of a curved line connected to a filled-in area, along the edge of which is a small dot. The preserved sherd is too small to ascertain the interpretation, but it may be the upper part of the neck and horn of an antelope, that would be facing right.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierkaponlis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierkaponlis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
2.1 x 3.9
Additional information
Form :
Closed
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
