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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Dakka, Cemetery 99, Grave 44
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number99/44/R
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionThis very finely-grained, medium-gray fragment of palette is in two pieces and glued together. It is a fish and has two bore holes, one of which is broken.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, 99/44/R . 1907-1911: excavated by the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.