C-Ware – sherd of bowl, body C-0636
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK11C, wall B11E, phase 7.
2018 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Preservation information :
Only a small portion of the interior surface is preserved.
Description
This sherd was reused in antiquity and transformed into a lid. The interior surface of the sherd is black, but whether this is original or due to reuse or preservation is uncertain.
Decoration
Remains of two parallel rows of polka dots forming an apparantly curved design; traces of a possible third row. The interior may have preserved ghost impressions of polka dots too, but this uncertain due to the state of preservation of the sherd.
Dimensions (cm)
3.8 across; 0.9 thick
Additional information
Open
not preserved
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact and Masahiro Baba for permission to include it here.
