Context (CMS Context)
Excavated by British School of Archaeology in Egypt. Grave 3823
On back in ink: 'From Badari'.
Event Date 20/5/1991
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Palette in the form of a tortoise (or turtle), with 4 legs, inlaid eyes (inlay of one is missing). Perforated for suspension.
Event Date 20/5/1991
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Marked in black ink on reverse: '24/3823' and 'FROM BADARI'.
Event Date 13/1/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (CMS Context)
On display in archaeology gallery, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010.
Event Date 13/1/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Brunton, G. and G. Caton-Thompson. 1928. The Badarian Civilisation and Predynastic Remains Near Badari. London: Hazell, Watson & Viney. p. 51, Plates XXXIII (tomb 3823) and XXXIV.3
Event Date 13/1/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Wing, George. 2015. Predynastic Egyptian representations of animals: The journey from nature to art and beyond. Database Supplement. Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11335/.
Event Date 24/2/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Wing, George. 2015. Predynastic Egyptian representations of animals: The journey from nature to art and beyond. Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11335/. p. 90

Event Date 24/2/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2018.4103 | Assessment Only
Event Date 23/4/2018
Author: Christina Rozeik

Loan (Exhibition)
Ely Museum, 26/06/2018 to 01/10/2018, Animals in Archaeology
Event Date 26/6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Amendments / updates)
This object type is often referred to as a slate palette. The stone that it is made from is often mistakenly identified as slate or schist. However, it is most likely to be a form of greywacke, an umbrella term that encompasses the stones siltstone and mudstone. This material is almost the sole medium for the production of palettes. The Material field has therefore been updated: 'slate' has been removed and 'greywacke' added in its place. For further information on this material type, resulting in this subsequent update see: Stevenson, Alice. (2009). 'Palettes'. Wendrich, Willeke et al (eds.) UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. pp. 1-9. [http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewFile.do?contentFileId=1697680 accessed 12/11/2020].
Event Date 12/11/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson