Accession No

Z 45740


Description

Palette in lozenge form. One end broken off and repaired (glue now dried so broken again); Intersective elipses incised on one face.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; El Amrah


Period

Predynastic


Source

Egypt Exploration Fund


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 45740; a 199


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Greywacke


Local Term


Measurements

105mm x 7mm x 288mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Found: Grave a 199; Excavated by MacIver.D.R in 1901
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
One end broken off and repaired (glue now dried so broken again); Intersective elipses incised on one face.
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Randall-MacIver, D and Mace, A.C. 1902. El Amrah and Abydos 1899-1901. The Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 22.
Event Date 30/6/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2017.3762 | Remedial
Event Date 7/3/2017
Author: Ruth Watson


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


FM:40163

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