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C-Ware – Sherd, type uncertain, rim C-0907
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, west of tomb 112.
04.10.2025 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (25-202).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly faded
Preservation information :
The decoration is only visible as ghost of mat traces over the shiny polished background.
Decoration
On the interior, remains of a cross-hateched area, with four vertical and eight horizontal lines preserved; to the right, remains of a vertical line.
On the exterior, remains of 5 parallel, horizonal lines painted some distance away from the rim
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
5.6 x 3.8
Additional information
Form
:
Open
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location
:
Inside and outside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
