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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0217
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Cemetery 41, tomb 217, object 4.
1907–1908 : Archaeological Survey of Nubia excavation.Collection unknown
Date : early Naqada II (?)
Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 217 at Meris (Reisner 1910: 213).
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Fragment
Preservation information :
Both extremities are missing.
Description
The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing hollowing in the central area of at least one face.