Palette rhomboid PAL-0314
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0314

By Hendrickx, Stan

Naqada (?)

, Archaeological context unknown. 1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation.

London, Petrie Museum, UC 6038.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Preservation information :

Slight damage to some extremities.

Description

The rhomboid palette has rather inconspicuous angular projections at the ends of the shorter axis and rounded extremities.

Object use

The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.

Petrie Museum (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Dimensions (cm)

Width :

11.4

Length :

32

Additional information

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0314, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0314. retrieved 11 February 2025.