Palette or Amulet in the Shape of a Turtle
ca. 3500-3300 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This object represents a river turtle, which early Egyptians may have considered a sinister creature of the muddy depths. By making an image of it, they believed they could put its power to good use.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Cosmetic
- Formatted Medium
- Graywacke
- Medium
- graywacke
- Locations
- Place excavated: El Ma'mariya, Egypt, Place excavated: el Ma'mariya, Egypt
- Dimensions
- 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5 x 4.4 cm)
- Accession Number
- 07.447.619
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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