IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 49548 accession number: E.8.1898 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Stone 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. title: palette LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Antiquities STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49548 TECHNIQUES ---------- carved CATEGORIES ------ category: cosmetic equipment DATING ------ creation date: 3000 - 2500 creation date earliest: 3000 creation date latest: 2500 culture: Predynastic culture: Early Dynastic CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 17 dimension: Length units: cm value: 23.5 CITATIONS -------- Ancient Hierakonpolis. Supplement Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum ---