Palette rhomboid, with horns emblem PAL-0432
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Palette – rhomboid, with horns emblem PAL-0432

By Hendrickx, Stan

Archaeological site unknown

Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JdE 31580 (CG 14172).

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Complete

Description

Rhomboid palette with a horn emblem ending in bird heads on top of one of the extremities. The palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has a pointed extremity.

Object use

The palette has been used, causing on both faces hollowing in the central area.

Quibell 1905: pl. 45, CG 14172.

Dimensions (cm)

Width :

6.8

Length :

13.8

Additional information

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0432, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0432. retrieved 21 September 2024.