C-Ware sherd of bowl, body C-0877
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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, body C-0877

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Settlement HK39 (kiln site).

1979 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Good

Decoration

Remains of eight parallel oblique lines, likely from an upturned triangle filled with chevrons.

© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.

Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

6.5 x 4.5

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

not preserved

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0877, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0877. retrieved 12 February 2025.