Context (CMS Context)
2008.85 was entered into the accession register as 'pottery sherds' but are, in fact, almost all stone artefacts. See individual suffixes for details. I.Gunn 9/6/2015
Event Date 9/6/2015
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Fragment of slate cosmetic palette. Fragment is triangular with a small piercing near one edge, possibly for suspension. Another piercing is visible along the broken edge of the fragment. Evidence of wear on concave side, possibly stained from pigment.
Event Date 9/6/2015
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Handwritten note found with this idno group reads: 'probably Hierakonpolis #168, 124'. '?Hierakonpolis' has therefore been added to the Place field.
Event Date 11/7/2016
Author: Ben Hinson

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