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Accession_Number E.23.14
Shape Palette
Shape_description Slate palette, flat and smooth in the shape of a birds head (?). More recognisable in the shape of a 'boomerang'. The palette thins towards the edges. Hole in the arc for suspension. Edges are not sharp but curved.
Material Slate
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration
Inscriptions
Condition One end is missing as it has been chipped. Some spots of discolouration on both sides.
Technique/Style Carved
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.92.0086.jpg
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2006.20.0111.jpg
Top view of an Egyptian palette.

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Top view of an Egyptian palette.
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Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 0.6
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L. 17.0
Location 4.1.1
Edited_by Denise; Jasmin Payne
Date_edited 17.09.2002; 18.10.2018
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