An Egyptian Greywacke Scribe Palette, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Musical Instruments 1993 Tapestry for Victorian Tapestry

1993 Tapestry for Victorian Tapestry Workshop

foreign service officers

Cipius Polybius

which adds visual movement across the surface

She is the niece of Emily Kngwarreye and the younger sister of Kathleen Petyarre

An Egyptian Greywacke Scribe Palette, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Musical Instruments 1993 Tapestry for Victorian TapestryOf rectangular form, the flat sides tapering to a smaller flat base, with a large rectangular depression at the center. Carved from dense greywacke, the palette was used to grind and prepare pigments such as carbon black and red ochre, mixed with a binding medium to produce ink for writing and painting. The visible wear within the recessed surface is consistent with repeated use and reflects its original function. Stone palettes such as this formed an