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Palette – (rhomboid), decorated PAL-0549
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown
Tokyo (Shibuya), Ancient Egyptian Museum [古代エジプト美術館; Kodaiejiputo bijutsukan], 5.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Damaged on one side.
Description
The rhomboid palette is angular at the ends of the shorter axis and has pointed extremities.
Decoration
Scorpion in low relief. The image is most probably not contemporaneous with the palette.
Object use
The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
10.1
Length :
34.5
Additional information
References
Not previously published.