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
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On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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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)
(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.
2960–2770 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.