Double bird palette
2960–2770 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Ballas, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 12.5 x 9.7 x 0.7 cm (4 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBrought from Harvard Camp
Accession number47.1636
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ProvenanceFrom Ballas, Tomb B 103 (103/5). 1900-1901: excavated by George A. Reisner for the Hearst Egyptian Expedition of the University of California (which became the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition in 1905); by 1947: at Harvard Camp, Giza; 1947: shipped to the MFA from Harvard Camp.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1947)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1947)
3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II 3650–3300 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.