Context (CMS Context)
Found: Grave 212; Excavated by Brunton.G in 1930; Ref. Plate: XX
Event Date 13/6/1991
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Bird-headed slate palette.
Event Date 13/6/1991
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
This object is marked '30/212' in black ink on one side and '212 [?]' in pencil on the other side.
Event Date 10/9/2013
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (CMS Description)
A slate stone palette with a bird headed design. The point has been chipped off as has one side of the design at the top and these are no longer with the object.
Event Date 10/9/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Brunton, Guy. 1948. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pp. 24. pl. XX.
Event Date 14/5/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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