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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0875
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK59 (kiln), surface find.
1982 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (Find 798).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
The paint is only visible as a ghost; 11% of rim preserved.
Decoration
Remains of a downturned triangle filled with chevrons, of which at least nine are visible.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Maximum diameter :
10.5
Rim diameter :
10.5
Fragment dimensions :
8.1 x 5.6
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.
