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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0295
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 7129.
1901 : Hearst Egyptian Expedition excavation.Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 6-3126.
Date : Naqada IC
Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 7129 (cf. Friedman 1981: app. III).
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
One extremity slightly damaged, the opposite tip broken off.
Description
The rhomboid palette has angular projections at the ends of the shorter axis and the preserved extremity is pointed.
Object use
The palette has been used, causing on on one face deep hollowing in the central area.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
9.3
Length :
53