C-Ware sherd of bowl, body C-0802
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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, body C-0802

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Settlement HK11C, Square E4 north-east, phase 8: Operation C.

2010 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production.

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Good

Decoration

Remains of a group of five parallel zigzag lines. Traces of paint in the top right corner are indicative of additional motifs.

© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.

Dimensions (cm)

Thickness :

0.6

Fragment dimensions :

6.0 x 5.8

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

not preserved

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact and Masahiro Baba for permission to include it here.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0802, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0802. retrieved 11 February 2025.