Bird-Shaped Palette

ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.

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Caption

Bird-Shaped Palette, ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.. Greywacke, 2 1/2 × 1/8 × 15/16 in. (6.3 × 0.3 × 2.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.616. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Bird-Shaped Palette

Date

ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.

Period

Predynastic Period

Medium

Greywacke

Classification

Cosmetic

Dimensions

2 1/2 × 1/8 × 15/16 in. (6.3 × 0.3 × 2.4 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

07.447.616

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