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C-Ware – bowl C-0648
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Square G11, locus 13.
14.02.2010 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (Find 10-219).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
Several sherds missing. 12% of rim preserved.
Decoration
The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a double concentric line, within which are two triangles facing one another, filled with chevrons. Five upturned triangles filled with chevrons rise from the outer concentric line. At the tip, each triangle is connected to the tip of a downturned triangle filled with chevrons.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© James Rossiter, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
9.1
Maximum diameter :
21
Rim diameter :
21
Other dimensions :
Base diameter: 6.5
Additional information
Form :
Open
Vessel index :
Vi 231
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
