Palette (rhomboid), fragment PAL-0568
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Palette – (rhomboid), fragment PAL-0568

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Cemetery HK6, square 9H, context 37.

07.11.2000 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt (Find no. 370).

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Fragment

Description

Thin sliver from the surface of a palette, with both eges preserved suggesting that it may belong to a rhomoid palette.

Object use

There are no traces suggestive of the use of the palette on the preserved fragment.

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Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

3.2 x 3.7 x 0.3

Additional information

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Droux, X. 2023. PAL-0568, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0568. retrieved 11 February 2025.