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.
Dimensions (cm)
9.1
21
21
Base diameter: 6.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 231
Oi 100
flat base
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
