Palette rhomboid PAL-0556
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Palette – rhomboid PAL-0556

By Hendrickx, Stan

el-Amra

, Archaeological context unknown. 1902 : Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund.

Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum, H136.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production.

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Intact

Description

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

Object use

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

© Dominique Farout.

Dimensions (cm)

Length :

24.5

Additional information

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Jochen Griesbach for providing information about this object.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PAL-0556, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0556. retrieved 11 February 2025.