C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0817
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK59 (kiln), surface find.
1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (Find 431).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherds
Decoration preservation : Mostly lost
Preservation information :
Two mended sherds with heavily eroded surface; the paint is lost and the original decoration can only be partly seen as a ghost; 11% of rim preserved.
Decoration
Remains of one downturned triangle filled with a small group of chevrons that are separated from antother, larger group of chevrons by an empty space. At its tip, the triangle is connected to the tip of a smaller upturned triangle filled with chevrons. No horizontal line is visible at the rim, although this may be due to the poor preservation of the sherd.
Dimensions (cm)
11
11
12.1 x 8.5
Additional information
Open
Oi 100
not preserved
Inside
Comments
The original height of the vessel is not preserved, but was higher than 10.8 cm.
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
