Palette (rhomboid), fragment PAL-0578
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Palette – (rhomboid), fragment PAL-0578

By Droux, Xavier

Hierakonpolis

, Settlement HK20A, surface.

03.02.1980 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.

Egypt.

Date : Naqada I–II (?)

General range of rhomboid palettes production

Material : Greywacke

Preservation : Fragment

Preservation information :

The tip is damaged; the broken edge has been smoothed, suggesting reuse of the fragment after it broke.

Description

Remains of the extremity of the long axis of a rhomboid palette.

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Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

3.9 x 7.4 x 1.6

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-0578, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PAL-0578. retrieved 12 February 2025.