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Turtle palette

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke; ivory or shell
DimensionsHeight x width x thickness: 17.5 x 15 x 0.6 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1483
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Naqada. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1474-03.1490) for £4. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
Fish-shaped palette
3650–3300 B.C.
Turtle-shaped palette
Naqada II 3650–3300 B.C.
Bird-shaped palette
3850–3300 B.C.
Double fish palette?
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Double bird palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Double bird palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Grinder or pestle
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Rubbing stone
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Rubbing stone
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Double bird (or antelope horns) palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.