Palette rhomboid PAL-0170
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0170

By Hendrickx, Stan

Gebelein

, Archaeological context unknown. 1886 : Greville John Chester collection.

Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1886.839.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Description

The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.

 

Object use

The palette has hollowing in the central area of both faces.

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Dimensions (cm)

Width :

9.9

Length :

24.5

Additional information

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0170, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0170. retrieved 11 February 2025.