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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, base C-0909
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK54.
Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (HK54.12).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Very good
Description
The bottom of the bowl was not slipped nor polished. The decoration is only applied on the slipped wall.
Decoration
A double concentric line was running around the bottom of the bowl. Above it, the only preserved elements are five parallel vertical lines that form a group.
Dimensions (cm)
Fragment dimensions :
4.7 x 4.9
Additional information
Form :
Open
Shape of base:
flat base
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.