Description (Physical description)
Palette - Damaged [incorrect Record Z 17008/Record 1]
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Roughed-out square slate dish (unfinished: not yet hollowed)
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Incorrect Record Z 17008/Record 1: 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 12/11/2000
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Amendments / updates)
Two records had been mistakenly created for this object as it had been miss-marked. The second record [Z 17008/Record 1, details now amalgamated with this record] stated the Period as Predynastic which over rides the 'unknown' of this one.
Event Date 11/4/2025
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson