Greywacke palettes such as this are among the most commonly found personal possessions in Predynastic graves. They are found in the graves of both men and women, commonly near the face of the deceased. They were used to grind minerals into a fine powder for use as eye paint. Malachite, an ore of copper was most commonly used for mascara, while galena, an ore of lead,  was used to make kohl to outline the eye. Rhomboidal shaped palettes such as this one were typical of the Nagada I Period,