Accession No

Z 15798


Description

Double crocodile slate palette.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abadiyeh


Period

Predynastic


Source

Egypt Exploration Fund


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 15798; H23


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Greywacke


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Cf. Mace.A.C MSS, UCL. Found: Grave H23.Excavated by Petrie.W.M.Flinders. Ref. Plate: XI
Event Date 7/6/1991
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Double crocodile slate palette.
Event Date 7/6/1991
Author: maa


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 (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


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