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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0196
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb U280.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Collection unknown
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
The find context and the contents of tomb U280 have not been published. The palette is dated to SD 33 by Petrie (1921: pl. LVIII.91R), which corresponds to Naqada I.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
Rhomboid palette attributed by Petrie (1921: pl. LVIII) to type 91R. This type of palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has rounded extremities. The palette probably had a perforation next to one extremity.
Object use
There is no information about the use of this palette.