Seven diorite body sherds from Armant.

One body sherd of a diorite vessel from Armant.

A disc-shaped macehead of spotted diorite. It has been broken in half but repaired although some pie (cont.)

A black diorite bowl that has been broken in half and riveted together. It was purchased by Wellcome (cont.)

A black diorite stone bowl with a round bottom. It has lug handles which are not pierced (Aston type (cont.)

This could be a macehead but is more likely to be a thumb ring used for pulling the string of a bow. (cont.)

Archer's thumb ring made of black and white diorite, which was excavated by the Liverpool Institute (cont.)

A Porphyritic stone palette from El Kab. It is Neolithic to Predynastic in date. It was purchased by (cont.)

A diorite palette. An inscription in black ink starts 'Mon P....'. It is Neolithic to Predynastic in (cont.)

A diorite palette. The remains of the modern inscription on the object reads 'flat polishing stone [ (cont.)

A diorite palette, with red writing upon it reading 'Casira Jan 8 1902 5 Flat polishing stones from (cont.)

This porphyritic palette (diorite), has red writing upon it reading '5 flat polishing stones from Na (cont.)

A porphyritic stone palette with red writing reading 'Casira, Jan 8 1902'. On the other side is writ (cont.)

An oval black and white stone palette or polishing stone. If such items were found in European conte (cont.)

A thumb ring used for pulling the string of a bow, made from a hard stone. The Museum of Fine Art in (cont.)

A thumb ring used for pulling the string of a bow, made from a hard stone. The Museum of Fine Art in (cont.)