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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0259
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb HG.
1908–1909 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Chicago, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum (ISAC), E 8906.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palette production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Repaired from several fragments, with one extremety missing. Large flakes broken off the surface.
Description
The rhomboid palette is asymmetric and has angular projections at the ends of the shorter axis. It has one point extremity, the other one is broken off.
Object use
The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.2
Length :
82
Thickness :
2.8
Additional information
Comments
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum online catalogue mentions "grave HG" as provenance at Mahasna. It is unclear what this refers to.
References
Not previously published.