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Palette – (rhomboid) PAL-0557
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1920 : Purchased at Luxor from Muhammad Mohassib.New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1920.26.6.
Date : Naqada I–II (?)
General range of rhomboid palettes production.
Material : Greywacke
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Extremities of horn emblem broken off.
Description
Rhomboid palette with a horn (?) emblem on top of one of the extremities. The emblem consists of four elements, two horn symbols (damaged) at the sides with between them two turtle heads (?) . The palette is rounded at the ends of the shorter axis and has a rounded extremity.
Object use
The palette probably has slight hollowing in the central area but the available documentation is inconclusive. There is also a limited amount of picking.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
8.7
Length :
20.5
Thickness :
0.8
