C-Ware sherd of bowl, rim C-0626
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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0626

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Cemetery HK6, Tomb 12, fille and surface.

13-16.02.1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt (HK6-433).

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production.

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Mostly faded

Preservation information :

Three sherds were mended in 1996.

Decoration

Remains of two large, downturned, crosshatched triangles. The rim is decorated with a concentric line that runs partly below the rim on the outside of the bowl.

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Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

9.6 x 7.9

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

not preserved

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

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

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0626, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0626. retrieved 12 February 2025.