The Ancient Art of Egypt

The Black-Topped Beaker, from a Grave at Naqada 

The most elegent forms of Egyptian pottery were probably produced  during the predynastic period. Some of the object placed in graves had been used by the deceased persons in their lifetime, but others  were made exclusively for the burial. Already in predynastic period there were establishment  which specialized in the manufacture of items for funerary purposes, in particular  pottery. These were the predecessors of the necropolis workshop of the pharaonic period.

Black- topped beaker, 3600 B.C.

 Funerary pottery tended to be more inventive and more decorative than the functional domestic ware, although the two categories  may have overlapped. The decoration of this beaker consists of a board band of a metallic black near its top which is set off against the haematite red ochre  applied to the body. It seems certain that the pattern was at the first created accidentally, by placing the pot upside down into a layer of carbon  and ash during firing. The subdued  elegance of such were became very popular , and pots with perfectly formed black tops were made on purpose , probably for everyday as well as funerary use.

Refferences :

WEBSITE :
1.https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Black-Topped+Beaker&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjckoWj9YvXAhXCo48KHWbfBfgQ_AUICigB&biw=1024&bih=530#imgrc=xYS3G7R1fsa5LM:

BOOK :
1. Malek, Jaromir.(2003). Egypt 4000 Years Of Art.(1st edition 2003). London : Phaidon Press.
 

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