C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0854
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK25, D-III-1.
2005 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (05-267; #36.1).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
The surface is quite abraded and the paint is mostly visible as a ghost on the red-polished background. Rim preservation: ca. 6%.
Description
The paint applied on all the sherds presumed to have belonged to the same vessel is distinctively pinkish-creamy in hue.
Decoration
A hippopotamus, facing right, is painted below the rim; the two ears are indicated at the top of the head and the animal has a short tail at the back; its body is crosshatched. Behind the hippopotamus are the remnants of a chevron-design filled with parallel strokes. Taking into consideration other sherds that likely belong to the same vessel, it can be suggested that a pair of chevron-bands were running around the whole interior of the vessel, with several hippopotamuses painted between some of the tips.
On the outside, faint traces suggest the presence of parallel oblique lines (top left to bottom right).
Dimensions (cm)
36
7.1 x 5.0
Additional information
Open
not preserved
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
