Palette in form of animal or boat(?)
Palette in form of animal or boat(?)
Palette in form of animal or boat(?)
Palette in form of animal or boat(?)

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Palette in form of animal or boat(?)

Egyptian
Predynastic Period, ca. 5400–3100 BCE
y1930-479

Information

Title
Palette in form of animal or boat(?)
Medium
Gray-green schist
Dimensions
10.0 x 16.4 x 0.9 cm (3 15/16 x 6 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1930-479
Place Excavated

Egypt

Inscription
Etchings on front and back [See accession card for reproductions]
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Predynastic
Type
metalwork, palettes
Materials
schist
Subject
boats, animals

Given by W.C. Hayes in 1930

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