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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0501
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown
London, Petrie Museum, UC 15773.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
The tail is broken off and the legs are damaged.
Description
Rhomboid palette in the shape of a crocodile. The ends of the shorter axis are rounded and near to one of them is a perforation. Three of the four legs are damaged and the tail is broken off. The preserved leg resembles a bird head. The onset of the tail is indicated by incised lines. The red glass eyes are modern.
Object use
No obvious traces of use can be noted.
1998: 213, no. 176.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8
Length :
21.5