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Palette
Nubian
A-Group (?)
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Shellal, Cemetery 7, Grave 207
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 2 x 10.5 cm (3 7/16 x 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number7/207/2
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionRoughly oval palette with a depression and a chipped edge. It is composed of charcoal gray stone with white linear inclusions. There are traces of red pigment in the depression.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, 7/207/2. 1907-1911: excavated by the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.