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Palette with birds' heads

Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Ballas, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 26.6 x 9 x .5 cm (10 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineBrought from Harvard Camp
Accession number47.1638
On View
On view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Ballas, tomb no. B 309 (Exp.Ph. O.S. B 2521-24) 1900–01, excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; brought from Harvard Camp in 1947.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1947)
Group shot (Clockwise from top): 13.3492, 03.1473, 04.1839, 13.3494
3850–3300 B.C.
Turtle palette
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Group shot (Clockwise from top): 13.3492, 03.1473, 04.1839, 13.3494
3650–3300 B.C.
Group shot (Clockwise from top): 13.3492, 03.1473, 04.1839, 13.3494
Naqada II 3650–3300 B.C.
Shield-shaped palette
2960–2770 B.C.
Double bird palette
2960–2770 B.C.
Rectangular palette
2960–2770 B.C.
Fish-shaped palette
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Group shot: 11.203, 47.1640
2960–2770 B.C.
Rhomboidal palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Palette
2960–2770 B.C.
Fish-shaped palette
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.