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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0169
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Archaeological context unknown. 1885–1916 : Gaston Maspero collection. 1916–1953 : Louise J.E.M.T.C. Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque collection. 1954 : Institut d'Égyptologie V. Loret, Lyon.Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, G1675 (IE 321).
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Extremities broken off.
Description
The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and probably had pointed extremities (damaged).
Object use
The available documentation does not allow to note whether or not traces of use are visible on the palette.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
6.5
Length :
22.4
Thickness :
1.85