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Palette – rhomboid, with horns emblem PAL-0362
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 1904.
1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation, gift Jesse Haworth.Manchester, University Museum, 2375.
Date : late Naqada I – early Naqada II
Dated after the context and the objects from tomb 1904 (Hendrickx 1989 vol. II: 372).
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Horn emblem damaged.
Description
Rhomboid palette with a damaged horn emblem on top of one of the extremities. Possibly the horn emblemed ended in bird heads. The palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has a rounded extremity.
Object use
The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.4
Length :
31.7
