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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0194
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb U232.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 909.34.2.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
The find context and the contents of tomb B56 have not been published. Rhomboid palettes can generally be dated to Naqada I–II.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Preservation information :
One extremity slightly damaged.
Description
The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing shallow hollowing in the central area of at least one face.
Courtesy of ROM (Royal Ontario Museum), Toronto, Canada. © ROM.
1901: pl. XII.46.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
9
Length :
23.7
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank the Royal Ontario Museum for permission to include images of this artefact.
