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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Cemetery 148, Grave 19
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 21.6 x 1 cm (4 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number148/19/1
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionShield shaped palette with worn edge and some chips. One end is flattened. It is of finely-grained medium-gray stone.
ProvenanceFrom south of Egeba (ASN148/19/1). 1911. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.