Caption

Rectangular paddle, flat with a hole at one of the shorter edges; possibly a whetstone. Ceremonial/toiletry geometric paddle, Predynastic Period Naqada III, 2nd half of the 4th millennium BC, Egypt. Height 8.2 cm, width 11.1 cm, weight 0.174 kg., inscription/author entries unspecified; provenance: Frombork Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship., A rectangular flat stone slab with rounded corners and a small circular hole near one short edge, showing a rough, scratched surface texture with patches of smoother wear and a few small areas of flaking; the visible colors are gray, light gray, brownish-gray, a few rusty brown spots, and a tiny hint of green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_497

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60.2Mb (4.6Mb) / 17.6in x 13.3in / 5276 x 3986 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rectangular paddle flat hole shorter edges whetstone Ceremonial toiletry geometric paddle Predynastic Period Naqada III 2nd half 4th millennium BC Egypt Height 8.2 cm width 11.1 cm weight 0.174 kg inscription author entries unspecified provenance Frombork Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship rectangular flat stone slab rounded corners small circular hole near short edge showing rough scratched surface texture patches smoother wear small areas flaking visible colors gray light gray brownish-gray rusty brown spots tiny hint green.