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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0247
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb H27.
1908–1909 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.London, British Museum, EA 49014.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
No other objects were found in tomb H27. Dated after the general range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Fragmentary
Preservation information :
One end broken off.
Description
This slightly asymmetric rhomboid palette has angular projections at the ends of the shorter axis; its preserved extremity is pointed.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing shallow hollowing of the central area on at least one face. There are also picking marks on the surface.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.4
Length :
23.5
Additional information
Comments
This palette was found incomplete in the undisturbed tomb of a woman.
