Palette
E1232
From: Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1232 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain) |
| Locus | Grave 813 |
| Period | Egyptian Predynastic Period | Naqada II |
| Date Made | 3500-3100 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Slate |
| Technique | Inlaid |
| Iconography | Turtle |
| Description | A round palette in a turtle shape. The turtle's eyes were originally inlaid, but the inlays are now missing. The four feet of the turtle are indicated, but the front two feet are broken. There is a hole for stringing on the left side of the palette. |
| Length | 12.7 cm |
| Width | 9.6 cm |
| Thickness | 0.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895 |
| Other Number | ES1232 - Other Number |
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