Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3650–3300 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Fish-shaped palette with the remains of green pigment
Medium	Greywacke
Dimensions	H. 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in); l. 16.4 (6 7/16 in); th. 1.1 cm (7/16 in)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3650–3300 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1935
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Naqada II
Date Range	3650 BC

Provenance

Region	Southern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic, Naqada II period

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Hair pin

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Palette shaped like a guinea fowl

ca. 3650–3300 B.C.Red polished ware jar

ca. 3650–3300 B.C.Amuletic figure

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Rough ware jar

ca. 3650–3500 B.C.White cross-lined ware beaker with Nile River scene

ca. 3650–3300 B.C.Shouldered jar with two lugs

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Female figurine wearing necklace

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547526