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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3100–2649 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Turtle as a Votive Mehen Game
Medium	Serpentinite
Dimensions	W. 12 x L. 15 x Th. 5.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Alice Hampshire Silver, 1961
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Early Dynastic Period
Date Range	3100 BC – 2649 BC

Provenance

Region	Upper Egypt, Thebes
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Early Dynastic Period period

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Hippopotamus

ca. 3100–2900 B.C.Furniture leg possibly from a game board

ca. 3100–2900 B.C.Baboon amulet

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Shallow bowl

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Plate

ca. 2960–2649 B.C.Cylinder seal

ca. 2650 B.C.Model chisel

ca. 2650 B.C.Model harpoon

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 545801