Caption

Rhomboid palette in the shape of an elongated rhombus. Whetstone? Ceremonial cosmetic palette, geometric palette. 1st half of the 4th millennium BC; Predynastic Period Naqada I phase, Egypt. Palette cosmetic, height 24 cm, width 8 cm, weight 0.316 kg., A long, slender, symmetrical object rests horizontally on a clear support against a neutral background; the object has a smooth, slightly reflective surface with an overall dark olive-green to brown color, showing areas of lighter greenish sheen and small pale flecks, and there is a patch with a slightly brighter, worn metallic tone; the ends taper to rounded points and the surface displays subtle linear texture and a few shallow dents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.5Mb (516.7Kb) / 20.0in x 4.2in / 6000 x 1252 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rhomboid palette shape elongated rhombus Whetstone Ceremonial cosmetic palette geometric palette 1st half 4th millennium BC Predynastic Period Naqada I phase Egypt Palette cosmetic height 24 cm width 8 cm weight 0.316 kg long slender symmetrical object rests horizontally clear support neutral background object smooth slightly reflective surface dark olive-green brown color showing areas lighter greenish sheen small pale flecks patch slightly brighter worn metallic tone ends taper rounded points surface displays subtle linear texture shallow dents.