Palette rhomboid PAL-0037
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0037

By Hendrickx, Stan

Abadiya (?)

, Archaeological context unknown.

1903 : Purchased from Girgis Gabriel in Qena by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (MFA 03.1491-03.1492).

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, MFA 03.1491.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Preservation information :

Slight damage on both extremities.

 

Description

The rhomboid palette has projections at the ends of the shorter axis and pointed extremities.

 

Object use

The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.

Museum of Fine Arts (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Dimensions (cm)

Width :

10.5

Length :

35

Thickness :

1

Additional information

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0037, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0037. Retrieved 11 May 2024.