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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0206
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Cemetery 17, tomb 27, object 2.
1907–1908 : Archaeological Survey of Nubia excavation.Brussels, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, E.5256b.
Date : early Naqada II (?)
Reisner (1910: 134) dated tomb 27 at Khor Bahan among the "later graves", but a date of all these tombs in the early Naqada II seems most plausible.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
The tips of both extremities are missing.
Description
The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.
Object use
The palette has been used, as indicated by shallow hollowing in the central are of both faces. The extremeties are damaged, which may be due to use.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue
1910: 134, fig. 88.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
9.5
Length :
24
