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Pigment grinding palette

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Block of hard stone, perhaps diorite, shaped for use as a mortar on which to grind pigment.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1904:483

Dating

ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

IHNASIYA EL-MADINA/HERAKLEOPOLIS

Category

PALETTE

Material

DIORITE ?

Technique

CARVED; POLISHED

Width

3.5 cm