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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0361
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 1883.
1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation, gift Martin Kennard.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 12879.
Date : early Naqada II (?)
Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 1883 (Hendrickx 1989 vol. II: 371).
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has rounded extremities (one damaged).
Object use
The palette has been used, causing on both faces deep hollowing in the central area.
1929: Tf. 30.213.
1921: pl. L.92M.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
6.2
Length :
12.6
Additional information
References
Petrie, W. M. F. ; Quibell, J. E.
1896
Naqada and Ballas, 1895. Egyptian Research Account 1. London
, pl. L.96.Petrie, W. M. F.
1921
Corpus of prehistoric pottery and palettes. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 32, 23rd year, 1917. London
, pl. LVIII.92M.
