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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0437
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown
Cairo, Egyptian Museum, CG 14177.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.
Object use
"Centre on one side much worn. Dark red stains on same side. Other side decayed" (Quibell 1905: 226).
1905: pl. 46, CG 14177.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.8
Length :
44