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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0874
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK59 (kiln), surface find.
1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (Find 432).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
The surface of the exterior of the vessel is almost entirely destroyed; 17% of rim preserved.
Decoration
Remains of a downturned triangle filled with a series of three (?) chevrons that are likely separed from another series of nine chevrons by an empty space. The tip of the triangle is not preserved, so that its possible connection to other decorative elements cannot be established.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Maximum diameter :
12
Rim diameter :
12
Other dimensions :
Preserved H: 8.7
Fragment dimensions :
12.3 x 10.15
Additional information
Form :
Open
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
