Palette – rhomboid, miniature, decorated PAL-0064
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Archaeological context unknown.
1897 : Louis Charles Lortet excavation.Lyon, Musée des Confluences, 90000055.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities. There is a perforation near to one of the extremities; because of its small size, it can be suggested that this artefact is a miniature model of an average-size palette, perhaps used as a pendant or amulette.
Decoration
At the extremity opposite to the perfortation, one side is decorated with three parallel, oblique, incised lines.
Object use
No obvious traces of use.
Dimensions (cm)
1.7
4.6
0.25
Additional information
References
2005
La collection des palettes prédynastiques égyptiennes du Muséum (Lyon): étude des objets (traces de fabrication et d'utilistion) et présentation des palettes et du fard prédynastiques dans leur contexte historique, archéologique, social et funéraire. Cahiers scientifiques du Muséum de Lyon - Centre de conservation et d'étude des collections 9
, 28, no. 14.