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The edges of the bottom are beveled. On the top are two long
shallow, polished depressions as if to hold a couple of cylindrical objects. Probably used by
a painter to mix his colors. Inscription formerly in several lines, running the length of the
flat bottom, but at present all that remains is the end of one line.
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Title: Stone plate, palette, or whetstone
Period: Classical ?
Date: 4th century BCE?
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H.: 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (0.6 x 11.7 x 5.7 cm)
Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2365
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