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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Naga Wadi, Cemetery 142, Grave 2
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 2.3 x 20.5 cm (5 1/4 x 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number142/2
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionThis is a roughly rectangular palette with a groove in the center of one flat surface. It is composed of dark gray stone with tawny pink inclusions. There is green mineral residue in the groove.
ProvenanceFrom east bank opposite Barda (ASN142/2). 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.