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Palette

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
early 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 3

Medium/Technique Slate
Dimensions Width x length: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.1552
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DescriptionSlate cosmetic palette in the form of a bird.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/3/2). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(accessioned 1919).