Palette

Museum number:
6-5909
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paint
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 239, Ballas, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 239
Culture or time period:
Naqada III b
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Slate (rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cosmetic palettes
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paintHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paint
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Palette, accession number 6-5909, described as Slate: crudely marked piece with deeply worn hollow on one side, and bearing traces of green paint

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