Palette rhomboid PAL-0349
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0349

By Hendrickx, Stan

Naqada

, Tomb 1696.

1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation, gift Martin Kennard.

Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 12882.

Date : Naqada IC

Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 1696 (Hendrickx 1989 vol. II: 364).

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 has been used, causing on one face deep hollowing in the central area.

Kuhn 2015: Abb. 72a.
Scharff 1929: Tf. 30.209.

Dimensions (cm)

Width :

10.5

Length :

47.5

Additional information

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0349, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0349. retrieved 11 February 2025.