Photo of collection object Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl
Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl, ca. 3500-3300 B.C.E.. Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste, 7 1/2 x 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (19 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.7. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl

ca. 3500-3300 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Cosmetic
Formatted Medium
Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste
Medium
graywacke, shell, bone, black, paste
Locations
Place made: Egypt
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)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
76.7
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions
Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
Pre-Dynastic, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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