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>>9658191

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Next is the Min Palette:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Palette

“The Min Palette, or El Amrah Palette is an ancient Egyptian cosmetic palette from El Amrah (for the Amratian Period), found in Naqada, tomb B62. It is held in the British Museum, no. 35501.”

“Description

The Min Palette is a flat slate palette, unadorned, with no iconographic scenes.

Two topics are displayed on the palette. The Symbol of Min, a compound-type hieroglyph arrangement, is centered at the top of the palette, and comprises 1/4 of the palette's front. The other motifs are opposed-facing bird heads on each top corner; the heads are small, with a thin neck, about a tenth the height of the palette, and the right head is damaged.

A small suspension hole is centered on the palette's top.”

“Min's emblem

The Emblem of Min on the palette is a typographic ligature of two Egyptian hieroglyphs–

The later horizontal form of the Min symbol (hieroglyph), (consisting of two opposing-faced arrows), is shown in an archaic form. Centered vertically overlaying the Min hieroglyph is a vertical "crook" or staff, the version of the 'straight staff.”

>> Why does anyone needs to suspend a cosmetic palette? Does that made much sense? Such type of objects are usually stored in trunks (for example). Since it was found in a tomb, why are the mortar and pestle missing? Where are the cosmetic pots as well? And how can they make sure the substance doesn’t spill off the palette while it’s being used? Isn’t the “cavity” in the center of the palette meant for that purpose, so how come there is none on these? But we do found a small concave cavity with the pestle type of tool used for grinding food or used by scribes.

Let’s continue with the rest of the palettes.

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>>9669416

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The Bull Palette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Palette

“The Bull Palette (French: palette célébrant une victoire) is an Ancient Egyptian greywacke cosmetic palette, carved in low relief and used, at least in principle, as a cosmetic palette for the grinding of cosmetics. It is dated to Naqada III, the final two centuries of the fourth millennium BC, immediately preceding the Early Dynastic Period). It is in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, inventory no. E11255.

The reverse of the Bull Palette has iconography that became hieroglyphs for the: clenched fist,[2] 5 standards[3] surmounted by animals, being represented by two hippopotamuses, the "Sacred Ibis", the Horus-Falcon, and the thuderbolt of Min–symbol. The fortified city on the palette's front is identified in its interior with a "larger-lion-and-'Nu'-(vessel).”

>> So now Wikipedia page is a tiny bit more honest when they used these words: “at least in principle”. Sounds like no one is sure of anything concerning these palettes.

“The palette

The Bull Palette-(remainder piece), about 10 inches (25 cm) is made of mudstone or schist, and is etched in more atypical medium to medium-low relief. A presumed 'fortified city' on the front in the upper register has a major loss of the city-rectangle on upper left showing this medium-level bas relief. The register below appears to be a smaller area of the palette, and has the remains, (about 1/4), of a second fortified city; a bird is one identifier in the city-fortified interior, with the rest missing.”

>> I do have a question after seeing this exquisite relief carved so well: Why aren’t there any traces of friction and wear on the back as it rests on a flat surface? Or is hold in a hand?

“Bull Palette front

The front of the Bull Palette has the top left iconography of the Bull overpowering a Warrior. The right half is missing, with a probable second bull facing the first, as part of the upper borders, the left and the right.

The rest of the front contains a large "fortified-walled-city", and is identified in the center with a "larger-lion-and-'Nu'-(vessel); a smaller register section below contains the upper left quarter of a 2nd fortified-city. The 2nd city is of smaller size than the upper register identified city.”

>> I don’t know why, but this supposedly “fortified city” reminds me of what is on the Med Sea Floor facing Benghazi (pages 84-85). If anons look closely to that underwater “elevated Square” you will see something like buttresses. And if you compare visually with this “fortified walled city” design on this palette….what do you see anons? Just make up your own mind about it after examining it. And did anyone notice the “lion” is standing on a mound or a hill?….Maybe it’s a mountain….let’s call it an elevated terrain.

“Bull Pallette reverse

The reverse has the same Bull overpowering a Warrior-(reversed).

A rope appears to encircle, or is at least part of the entire reverse, as one of the reverse motifs. The remaining piece-(of this Bull Palette) has possibly one of the more important motifs preserved in the palettes corpus. Five standards are shown collectively on the palettes right, and each is an iat standard (hieroglyph), but notably the base of each standard transforms into a 'clenched hand', which embraces the large-diameter encircling rope.

The five standards are:

1. A hippopotamus with open mouth

2. A hippopotamus with open mouth

3. The "Sacred Ibis"

4. The standing Horus-Falcon

5. Symbol: "Thunderbolt of Min"-(an encircled snake on standard?)”

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>>9669476

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“Bull motif; fortified city motif

The motifs of the palette are presumably the Bull overpowering an Enemy, the named-fortified-cities, war-scenes, a collection of gods supporting the war-scenery-(on standards).

The palette's reverse contains only two other clues to the entire scene. The encircling rope has the Bull, and defeated Warrior, (and another presumed pair on left), and two other portions of warriors. Open space (field?) covers space as large, or larger than the two warrior portions. A warrior's leg is shown and is partially fractured-out (chipped), from the bas relief-(the knee portion); adjacent and below the leg, is a perfectly preserved warrior head, with eye, ear, beard, necklace cord, and a "stylized hairdo"-(close cropped).”

>> Seem like they are suggesting in this section that this relief subject was stereotyped. So do tell me anons, why would anyone decorate a cosmetic palette with war scenes?

Let’s move to the next palette: Hunter’s Palette.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunters_Palette

“The Hunters Palette or Lion Hunt Palette is a circa 3100 BCE cosmetic palette from the Naqada III period of late prehistoric Egypt. The palette is broken: part is held by the British Museum and part is in the collection of the Louvre.”

>> Seems like (((they))) are splitting the spoils amongst them.

“Content

The Hunters Palette shows a complex iconography of lion hunting as well as the hunt of other animals such as birds, desert hares, and gazelle types; one gazelle is being contained by a rope. The weapons used in the twenty-man hunt are the bow and arrow, mace, throwing sticks, and spears. Two iconographic conjoined bull-forefronts adorn the upper right alongside a hieroglyphic-like symbol similar to the "shrine" hieroglyph, sḥ.”

>> I consider this a very manly scene carved on a cosmetic palette that was surely used by servants. I don’t see the nobles or royalty applying their own cosmetics using this. Such hunting scenes are meant to remind the one seeing it of the achievement. This is no cosmetic palette, more like a decorative or a commemorative palette. One last notable element is: the feather’s worn on the head of the hunters.

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