SET OF 4 COSMETIC PALETTES Schist and basalt L. M ax 13 , 7 cm ; L. M in 3 , 8 cm Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th dynasty, Ca. 1981 - 1640 BC Provenance European private collection, bought from Ancient Art, Chris Martin, Southgate, London, circa 1990 One with a central depression and oblique bevelled faces. A Group of 4 Egyptian Middle Kingdom schist and basalt cosmetic slates. Dynasty 11th-12th, c. 1981-1640 BCE. One with a recessed area in the centre and slo ping bevelled sides.