Cosmetic palette

Description

Cosmetic palette in siltstone, in the form of a bird: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, excavated (1898-99) at Diospolis Parva, Predynastic Period, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC

Museum reference

A.1899.265.88

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cosmetic palette

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Predynastic Period
Gerzean Period
Naqada II

Style / Culture

Naqada II (Gerzean), Predynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Siltstone

Physical description

Siltstone; bird form

Collection place(s)

Diospolis Parva, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942
Excavator: Egypt Exploration Fund

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Petrie, Diospolis Parva: The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, London, 1901, p. 35

On display

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