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Palette

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Description

Slate, lozenge or romboid shape. One end broken off. | From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Cosmetic palette c. 3800 BC. Common in graves before 3000 BC, cosmetic palettes provided a grinding surface for minerals in the eye paint needed to restore the deceased's eyesight. Later Egyptians kept eye paint in kohl pots. | 31 Jul 2020 | 1

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