Palette rhomboid PAL-0292
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0292

By Hendrickx, Stan

Naqa ed-Deir

, Tomb 7008.

1901 : Hearst Egyptian Expedition excavation.

Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 6-4743.

Date : Naqada IIA (?)

Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 7008 (cf. Friedman 1981: app. III).

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.

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (ed.) : Online catalogue.
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Dimensions (cm)

Length :

22

Additional information

References

Lythgoe, A. M. ; Dunham, D.

1965

The predynastic cemetery N7000. Egyptian Archaeology VII; Naga-ed-Dêr IV. Berkeley & Los Angeles 

, 5, fig. 1.o.
Friedman, R.

1981

Spatial distribution in a predynastic cemetery: Naga ed Dêr 7000. MA dissertation, University of California. Berkeley

, 78.

Digital references

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 09.04.2023.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0292, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0292. retrieved 12 February 2025.

Related person

Brunton, Guy

Expedition director

Lythgoe, Albert Morton

Excavation field director