C-Ware sherd of bowl, body C-0917
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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, body C-0917

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Cemetery HK6, area of Tomb 112.

18.10.2025 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt (25-369).

Date : Naqara IA–IIB

General range of C-ware production.

Material : Nile silt (painted)

Preservation : Sherd

Decoration preservation : Partially faded

Description

The fragment belongs to the lower part of the vessel, with the edge of the vase visible on the outside.

Decoration

Remains of downturned chevrons. A group of two chevrons is separated from a group of three chevrons below them. 

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Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

2.8 x 2.4

Additional information

Form :

Open

Shape of base:

not preserved

Decoration location :

Inside

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2025. C-0917, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/C-0917. retrieved 01 September 2026.