Ink palette
1550–1070 B.C. (?)
Medium/TechniqueSlate
DimensionsLength x width: 6 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1506
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to be from Mahalla. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1472-03.1473, 03.1495-03.1496, 03.1506) for 12 shillings. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
1783–about 1640 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
2040–about 1640 B.C.
early 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.