Cosmetic Palette

14.10.01.55b

Information

Small rhomboid shaped greywacke stone cosmetic palette used for grinding minerals for cosmetic use. From grave M202 and dated by Garstang using Petrie's Sequence Dating system to SD 33-46. The region examined by John Garstang's team in this 1900-1901 season was about ten miles in length, encompassing the villages of Alawniyeh at one end and Bet Khallaf on the other, with el-Mahasna in between.