C-Ware bowl C-0887
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C-Ware – bowl C-0887

By Droux, Xavier

Archaeological site unknown.

Before 1940 : Given by an Egyptian man to Ludwig Keimer.

Collection unknown

Material : Nile silt (Painted)

Preservation : Intact

Decoration preservation : Good

Description

This vessel was supposed to have contained a rounded stone that naturally resembled a stone vessel, according to the account given by the man who gave the vessel to Ludwig Keimer; the respective sizes of the two objects tend to corrobore this view.

Decoration

The precise organisation of the decoration is not fully visible in the published documentation. Five large, downturned, cross-hatched triangles are interspersed with "W" chevrons motifs, each consisting of pairs of parallel lines, although it is not certain if there is such motif between each triangles. There also seems to be one small, downturned triangle with uncertain filling, and a possible upturned triangle filled with chevrons.

Keimer 1940: pl. IV.1.
Keimer 1940: pl. IV.2 (left).

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

flat base

Decoration location :

Inside

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2022. C-0887, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0887. retrieved 15 March 2025.