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Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl
Unknownca. 3600-3200 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Dark green slate palette in the form of a bird. Pierced at top for suspension. Eye on each side inlaid with ivory (?) and held in place by a black substance. Condition: Leg broken away; several chips at tail area.
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Details
- Title: Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: ca. 3600-3200 B.C.E.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Type: Cosmetic
- Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3851/Palette_in_the_Form_of_a_Bird_Perhaps_a_Guinea_Fowl
- Medium: Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste
- Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (19 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm)
- Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession number: 76.7
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