C-Ware – shallow bowl C-0884
By Droux, Xavier
, Ab. 24.
1895–1896 : E. Amélineau excavation. ? – 1948 : Collection of the Musée Guimet, Paris. 1948 : Given to the Musée du Louvre.Paris, Musée du Louvre, E 21723.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Intact
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Decoration
Two downturned triangles filled with chevrons are connected to one another. The same design may have been present on the opposite side of the vessel, while a single downturned triangle filled with chevrons seems to be depicted inbetween, leaving wide gaps between the different motifs.
Dimensions (cm)
4.6
12.3
12.3
Additional information
Open
Vi 267
Oi 100
direct
round base
Inside
Comments
The Online catalogue of the Musée du Louvre lists this bowl as coming from el-Amra. However, it is not discussed nor photographed by E. Amélineau in his excavation report, which details the C-ware vessels from that site. This bowl may instead have been found at Abydos, as suggested by the archaeological context "Ab. 24" mentioned by the Louvre.
