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Palette
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Naga el-Erian, Cemetery 116, Grave 179
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 0.9 x 10.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number116/179
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionFragment of rectangular palette that is composed of dark gray stone with creamy beige inclusions. "116/179" is written on it in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Qurta (ASN116/179). 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.