Palette or Amulet in the Shape of a Turtle

Medium: Graywacke

Geograhical Locations:

• El Ma'mariya, Egypt

Dates:ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5 x 4.4 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 07.447.619

Image: CUR.07.447.619_erg456.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small, thin, flate, tutle-shaped, slate palette. The head with marked snout and all four legs, with toes indicated by notches on both faces, are well defined and protruding. Elegant form. Perforated by string-hole at hind end. Discolored as if by use. Condition: Intact.

Brooklyn Museum