Fish-shaped palette
3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke, shell
DimensionsLength: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3494
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 527. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II 3650–3300 B.C.
3850–3300 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.