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Palette
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Dakka, Cemetery 101, Grave 589
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 5.2 x 0.9 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number101/589/13
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionThis is a palette with an elongated rhomboidal shape with squared off ends. The surfaces are flat and there are traces of green pigment on one surface. The stone is white travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with gray veins.
ProvenanceFrom Dakka (ASN 101/ 589/13). 1910. 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.