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C-Ware – Sherd, type uncertain, body C-0867
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK13.
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
Preservation information :
Most the remaining traces of the decoration are visible as a ghost impression on the red-polished background.
Description
The interior surface is not slipped nor polished.
Decoration
Remains of thick lines that intersect. The decoration is not sufficiently preserved to identify the motif, nor its orientation.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
3.2 x 4.8
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.
