Palette rhomboid, decorated PAL-0504
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Palette – rhomboid, decorated PAL-0504

By Hendrickx, Stan

Archaeological site unknown

London, Petrie Museum, UC 15831.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Almost complete

Preservation information :

The extremities are damaged.

Description

The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities (damaged).

Decoration

Incised zigzag lines near to the extremeties.

Object use

The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.

Petrie Museum (ed.) : Online catalogue.
Petrie 1920: pl. XLIV.91M.

Dimensions (cm)

Length :

45.5

Additional information

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0504, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0504. retrieved 11 February 2025.