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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0288
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 1860.
1928–1929 : British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt excavation.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 23202.
Date : late Naqada I – early Naqada II
Dated after the context of tomb 1860 (Hendrickx 1989: II, 190).
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette has rounded projections at the ends of the shorter axis and pointed extremities.
Object use
The palette probably has shallow hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive. Lumps of malachite were found beneath the palette (Brunton 1937: 72).
1931: Tf. 36.850.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
10
Length :
29.6
Additional information
References
Scharff, A.
1931
Die Altertümer der Vor- und Frühzeit Ägyptens I: Werkzeuge, Waffen, Gefässe. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Mitteilungen aus der Ägyptischen Sammlung IV. Berlin
, 263, no. 850, Tf. 36.