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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0131
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Archaeological context unknown.Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 35327.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette has angular projections at the ends of the shorter axis and pointed extremities.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing hollowing in the central area of at least one side. There is some damage to the edges, probably because of use.
© Stan Hendrickx.
Comments
Seen on display in the Cairo Museum. Perhaps found during the clearing of the entrance of the temple in the 1980's (?).
References
Not previously published.