Double bird head palette
2960–2770 B.C.
Object PlaceShiekh Ali (Abadiya), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsHeight x width x thickness: 27.7 x 11 x 0.9 cm (10 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBrought from Harvard Camp
Accession number47.1640
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Provenance[Provenance issue: Dates and Exp.Ph. # look like Reisner/Hearst Expedition information, as does the 1947 Harvard Camp history, rather than Lythgoe. Needs to be clarified.]
From Sheikh Ali (Abadiya). Exp.Ph. O.S. C 1822
Purchased by Albert M. Lythgoe in Egypt, 1900-1901 for the MFA. Brought from Harvard Camp in 1947
From Sheikh Ali (Abadiya). Exp.Ph. O.S. C 1822
Purchased by Albert M. Lythgoe in Egypt, 1900-1901 for the MFA. Brought from Harvard Camp in 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, 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.