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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Palette in the Form of a Bird, Perhaps a Guinea Fowl

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

Medium: Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 3600-3200 B.C.E.
Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (19 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Pre-Dynastic, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 76.7
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 76.7_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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- Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period
- Graywacke, shell or bone, black paste
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