Palette rhomboid PAL-0245
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0245

By Hendrickx, Stan

Mahasna

, Tomb H18.

1908–1909 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.

Philadelphia, UPenn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, E.12459.

Date : Naqada IIC

Dated after the context and the objects from tomb H18 (Hendrickx 1989: II, 236).

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Description

The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.

Object use

The palette has been used, causing on both faces shallow hollowing in the central area.

Upenn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Dimensions (cm)

Width :

10

Length :

41.5

Thickness :

1

Additional information

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0245, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0245. retrieved 11 February 2025.