AN EDOMITE ALABASTER COSMETIC PALETTE CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. Trapezoidal in form, tapering towards the top, the edges of the back and front each with a band of drilled dotted circles, crowned by a projecting bird head, the round lidded eyes inlaid with black stones, with a pointed beak, four ridges extending from the forehead across the crown of the head, four more horizontal ridges across the back of the head, the head perforated horizontally13 cm high