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Small diamond-shaped palette for cosmetics that has been perfectly polished.  A green powder preserved on one of the surface indicates that it was used to grind malachite. This object is typical of the A-Group culture of Lower Nubia and large numbers of them were found in burials, along with personal belongings. It is representative of the quality of the rock carving methods achieved at this time.

Petite à fard palette losangique parfaitement polie, qui conserve sur l'une de ses faces, de la poudre verdâtre, témoignage de la malachite que l'on y a broyée. Ce type d'objet est caractéristique de la culture du Groupe A de Basse Nubie et trouvé en grand nombre dans les sépultures, parmi les objets personnels. Il est représentatif de la qualité de la taille de la pierre atteinte à cette période.

Small diamond-shaped palette for cosmetics that has been perfectly polished.  A green powder preserved on one of the surface indicates that it was used to grind malachite. This object is typical of the A-Group culture of Lower Nubia and large numbers of them were found in burials, along with personal belongings. It is representative of the quality of the rock carving methods achieved at this time.

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