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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0467
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent.Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1914.668.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Complete
Description
The rhomboid palette has angular 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.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8
Length :
65.5