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MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2025-1700 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN TUFF SHALLOW PALETTE
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2025-1700 B.C.
Possibly a scribe's palette, of rectangular form with shallow recess
4¼ x 3 3/8 in. (10.6 x 8.6 cm.)
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2025-1700 B.C.
Possibly a scribe's palette, of rectangular form with shallow recess
4¼ x 3 3/8 in. (10.6 x 8.6 cm.)
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, acquired 3 November 1952 from N. Koutoulakis (blatt 059.1 recto), thence by descent to the present owner.
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