Palette rhomboid PAL-0272
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0272

By Hendrickx, Stan

Matmar

, Tomb 2676.

1929–1931 : British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt excavation.

Collection unknown

Date : Naqada IC

Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 2676 (Hendrickx 1989: II, 166).

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Description

Rhomboid palette attributed by Brunton (1948: pl. IX) to type 91B. This type of palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities..

Object use

There is no information about the use of this palette.

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Comments

In the distribution list of objects found at Matmar, the palette is listed as "reserve" (Brunton 1948: 100).

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0272, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0272. retrieved 11 February 2025.