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C-Ware – sherd of beaker, base C-0903
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown.Turin, Fondazione Museo delle Egizie, P.8801 /10.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Faded
Preservation information :
The decoration is only visible as a ghost of the lines on the shiny polished background. Most of the surface, especially of the inside and of the base, is heavily eroded.
Decoration
Remains of at least fine parallel donwturned chevrons or zigzag; on the right of the sherd are the possible remains of a couple of lines coming from the continuation of the zigzag or from another set of downturned chevrons.
Dimensions (cm)
Other dimensions :
Base diameter: 12 (15% preserved)
Fragment dimensions :
H 9.3; W 14.1; Th 0.9
Additional information
Decoration location :
Outside
Comments
The provenance is not certain, but it may come from Gebelein, perhaps from Farina's excavations carried out in 1930–1935.
Acknowledgements
We thank the staff of the collection management office at the Museo Egizio for facilitating access to this artefact.
References
Not previously published.