An Egyptian Greywacke Scribe Palette, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Musical Instruments She is the niece of

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

acquired in the early 1980s

Cipius Polybius

and in 1968

An Egyptian Greywacke Scribe Palette, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Musical Instruments She is the niece ofOf 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