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C-Ware – Sherd, type uncertain, body C-0866
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK13, surface find.
1992 : Hierakonpolis Expedition survey.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Description
The interior surface is blacked.
Decoration
All that remains of a seemingly complex decoration is the tip of a triangle filled with chevrons (of which only one is preserved), and, next to it, a band decorated with parallel oblique strokes). It is not possible to determine the orientation of the motifs.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
3.8 x 8.4
Additional information
Form :
Closed
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
