<em>Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl</em>, ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E. Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste, 7 1/2 x 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (19 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.7. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.7_SL1.jpg)

Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl

Medium: Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (19 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: Pre-Dynastic, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 76.7

Image: 76.7_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Dark green slate palette in the form of a bird. Pierced at top for suspension. Eye on each side inlaid with ivory (?) and held in place by a black substance. Condition: Leg broken away; several chips at tail area.

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