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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0135
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Archaeological context unknown. 1896 : Jacques de Morgan excavation.St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée d'Archéologie nationale, 77.705H.02.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Damaged at one extremity and chips on edges.
Description
The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has rounded extremities.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing hollowing in the central area of at least one face.
(ed.) 1982: 115.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.6
Length :
23.3
