C-Ware – Sherd of bowl, body C-0919
By Droux, Xavier
, Cemetery HK6, area between tombs T111 and T112.
26.10.2025 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt (25-531).
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherd
Decoration preservation : Mostly lost
Decoration
Traces of decoration on both sides, but they are too poorly preserved to ascertain the designs. On the interior, however, it seems that two parallel vertical lines are painted on the left side, and another two, similar, lines on the right. Since this sherd likely belongs to the same vessel as C-0918, it can be supposed that the area preserved was between two panels filled with horizontal wavy lines, the doubled outlines of which are just visible.
On the outside, the traces suggest four parallel wavy lines that are perpendicular to another line; it may be part of the body of a crocodile.
Dimensions (cm)
5.5 x 6.0
Additional information
Open
not preserved
Inside and outside
Comments
The assumption that this sherd belongs to the same large, elliptical bowl C-0918 is based on similar thickness of the fragments, and the fact that they come from the same area and the same layer. They are not registered together in Pona.org since the remains of the decoration are not sufficient for certainty.
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.
