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Palette

Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Egypt, Kerma, 1600-58

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions L x W x Th: 12.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 cm (4 7/8 x 2 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1654
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionSoapstone palette. Thin, flat, rectangular, one corner chipped. (micacious stone)
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K-1600C-58, February 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.