Ancient Egyptian palette from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Palette fragment. Triangular section of slate, with one edge rounded, another cut to a midpoint, and the last a broken edge. Two worked edges original to piece. Probably the corner of a rectangular slate palette. Some surface scratching.

Ancient Egyptian palette from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1925.46.28
  • Material: slate
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: palette
  • Dimensions: Length: 84mm , Width: 47mm , Depth: 15mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483