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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0211
By Hendrickx, Stan
, 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.