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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Gerf Husein (Mediq), Cemetery 78, Grave 37
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 0.8 x 9.1 cm (2 1/4 x 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number78/37/2
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionThis rectangular palette is made of dark gray finely-grained stone with a bore hole drilled in one corner.
ProvenanceFrom Mediq (ASN 78/37/2). 1908. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.