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C-Ware – Deep bowl C-0628
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Tomb 49.
2011 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (11-717).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
The paint did not survive well on the slipped band. Two large fragments, not mending, are preserved; over half of the vessel is missing. Diameter preservation 32.5%.
Description
Only the outside of the vessel is fully slipped and polished; on the interior, this treatment has only been applied to a band at the rim.
Decoration
A series of near-vertical, thick lines runs below the rim and is painted on the slipped band. Below hthe band, the rest of the interior is coated in white paint.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
6.5
Maximum diameter :
15
Rim diameter :
15
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 231
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Comments
Found in the fill of Tomb 49, this vessel likely originated in another context..
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
