Palette rhomboid PAL-0211
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0211

By Hendrickx, Stan

Nubia, Khor Bahan (A-group)

, Cemeetery 17, tomb 61, object 1.

1907–1908 : Archaeological Survey of Nubia excavation.

Collection unknown

Date : early Naqada II (?)

Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 60 at Khor Bahan (Reisner 1910: 122).

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Almost complete

Preservation information :

One extremity broken off.

Description

The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities (one broken off).

Object use

The palette has been used, causing hollowing in the central area of at least one face.

Reisner 1910: pl. 63a2.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0211, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0211. retrieved 12 February 2025.