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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–2800 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Naga el-Sheikh, Cemetery 136, Grave 3
Medium/Technique
Andesite porphyry
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 8 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.1561
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionRhomboidal palette; worn at both ends.
ProvenanceFrom Seyala (ASN136/3/17). 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.