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C-Ware – sherd of beaker, body C-0622
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Square F13, locus 16-58, area of NW corner of structure around Tomb 74.
27.0.2016 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (16-1102).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Good
Description
The interior side is only partly slipped and polished. If this is not due to preservantion, then this sherd belongs to a closed or restricted vessel with only the itop part of the interior rim red-polished, and comes from the junction between polished and rough surfaces.
Decoration
On the outside are the remains of four wavy lines; they may be vertical and paralel to one another, but they may alternatively belong to a concentric motif (?).
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
2.2 x 2.5
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.
