White Cross-Lined Bowl with Turtle and Sun
c. 4000–3400 BCE
Diameter: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); Diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
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Red polished vessels with white painted decoration (known as white cross-lined ware or C-ware) represent Egypt’s oldest known tradition in painted pottery. The decoration on this bowl, painted after firing, features the sun on the side and a turtle on the bottom of the vessel....
Artifact
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Terms
Technique
Nile silt pottery
Medium
Nile silt pottery
Genre
Vessels
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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