C-Ware – Sherd of beaker, rim C-0880
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1900 : bought by Charles Trick Currelly from Mohammed Mohassib, Luxor.Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 900.2.13.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Decoration
On the outside, a motif resembles the shape of the Greek capital sigma; it may be a half-preserved tassel-like / flail / trophy motif. To the left is an oblique line connected to the extremities of at least three horizontal lines, not dissimilar from how one would expect the head of a hippopotamus to look like, although not enough of the decoration is preserved to determine its nature.
On the inside, only the top extremities of near-vertical, parallel lines are preserved.
Additional information
Open
not preserved
Inside and outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Pr Grzimski, Senior Curator, and Cheryl Copson, Collection Technician, ROM, for facilitating the study of this artefact. We thank the Royal Ontario Museum for permission to include images of this artefact.
