C-Ware sherd of bowl, rim C-0879
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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0879

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Settlement HK45.

Egypt.

Date : Naqada IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Partially faded

Preservation information :

11% of rim preserved.

Decoration

Remains of a downturned group of chevrons, of which nine are visible, painted below the rim. At its tip, the group is connected to the tip of an upturned triangle filled with chevrons.

© Xavier Droux, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.

Dimensions (cm)

Maximum diameter :

10

Rim diameter :

10

Fragment dimensions :

7.7 x 10

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.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0879, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0879. retrieved 12 February 2025.