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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0105
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 1752.
1924 : Britisch School of Archaeology in Egypt excavation.Bolton, Museum and Archive Service, 1924.31.10.
Date : Early Naqada II (?)
Tomb 1752 was dated to SD 42–43? (Brunton & Caton-Thompson 1928: pl. XXXI). The tomb was not dated by Hendrickx (1989: II, 213). Possibly early Naqada II.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette has inconspicuous angular 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.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
12
Length :
31.9
Thickness :
1.5
Additional information
Comments
The provenance from tomb 1752 is not noted in the Bolton online catalogue.
