15929994820001312637261000Standard Recordobject-49548170249434017015826339010001702494120681fitz-onlineadlib-object-49548https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/495481419449f-cad8-34af-8a0a-c0bb6b6c7a815referenceterm-110814adlib-term-110814d426cdbf-8651-3e10-952e-ee18749c6b5acosmetic equipmentAntiquitiesStone grinding palette in the form of a scorpion. Scorpions could be protective or threatening. They commonly appear during the early dynastic period. They are possibly a reference to the 'Scorpion King' who ruled before the first king of Egypt whose name that we have- Narmer. This type of object is called a 'pallette' and was used for grinding natural substances such as charcoal for makeup. During this early period they also seem to have served a religious or symbolic purpose.E.8.18981accession numberE.8.189849548priref49548oldadmincategorySurihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49548https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49548referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-159676adlib-agent-159676d0928be2-379b-3692-b570-191c44d7cb16Egyptian Research Account189818981898givenreferenceterm-111983adlib-term-1119830767afec-1255-301c-8875-1d0778e64143Hierakonpolis Egypt300030003000about-30002500125002500about-2500referenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownreferenceterm-12416adlib-term-12416e4f6cb70-8b0a-32b1-8487-228e5f233581Predynasticreferenceterm-112727adlib-term-1127270bfc2622-abd7-31e4-95ac-8ea3b606d03fEarly Dynasticreferenceterm-120124adlib-term-1201244346001e-64cf-3c4d-8c13-8f0304bcf221greywackeHeightcm17Lengthcm23.5referenceterm-80421adlib-term-804215a05b784-78fc-3203-9f53-e93fe3c9f636palettereferencepublication-3965adlib-publication-3965690ee9cb-333e-3ae2-929d-f1c09f0bedf2Ancient Hierakonpolis. Supplement179referencepublication-382adlib-publication-382ee5148de-e3eb-3d38-88db-9a331edf70b6Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-80421adlib-term-804215a05b784-78fc-3203-9f53-e93fe3c9f636palettepalettereferenceterm-26428adlib-term-264284241dff6-5def-3e96-a399-e72d83a0b591carvedScorpion paletterobject
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