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C-Ware – sherd, type uncertain, body C-0771
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, Locus 1729, below Cluster B.
2017 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (17-358).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Partially faded
Description
The interior side is only partly slipped and polished. If this is not due to preservantion, then this sherd belongs to a closed or concentric vessel with only the interior rim red-polished, and comes from the junction between polished and rough surfaces.
Decoration
Remains of the decoration are too small to interpret: at least one straight line and a curved line, with scant remains of one or two other lines.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
1.1 x 1.6
Additional information
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
