C-Ware – bowl C-0904
By Droux, Xavier
Archaeological site unknown.
1900–1901 : Bought by Schiaparelli in Egypt.Turin, Fondazione Museo delle Egizie, S.398.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Chips and salt damage at the rim. Green discolouration on the paint, both on the exterior and rim.
Description
Only the upper part of the interior rim is slipped and polished.
Decoration
On the outside, a continuous band decorated with parallel vertical strokes is painted below the rim. A continuous series of seven downturned trianlges filled with chevrons hangs from this band; below is a series of seven, smaller upturned triangles, filled with horizontal lines, rising from the bottom of the vessel. On the interior, the narrow part that is slipped is entirely decorated with polka dots. The base may have been decorated but this remains unclear.
Dimensions (cm)
6.2
11.8
11.8
Base diameter: 5.5
Additional information
Open
Vi 190
Oi 100
flat base
Outside and inside lip
Acknowledgements
We thank the staff of the collection management office at the Museo Egizio for facilitating access to this artefact.
