Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Pin topped with a bird
Medium	Bone, organic material
Dimensions	L. 17.6 x W. 1.2 x D. 0.8 cm (6 15/16 x 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3900–3500 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1907
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
Date Range	3900 BC – 3500 BC

Provenance

Country

Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II period

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Boat-shaped palette

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Bowl in the form of a turtle

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb with a giraffe

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb with a pair of ducks

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Tusk amulet

ca. 3700–3500 B.C.Black-topped red ware jar

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Palette, turtle

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547206