PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 3900-3500 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN SCHIST PALETTE PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A BIRD
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 3900-3500 B.C.
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long

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with Maguid Sameda, Antique Art Gallery, Cairo.
Ursula Frommelt (1921-2021), Düsseldorf, acquired from the above, 1961; thence by descent to the current owner.

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拍品专文

For a similar example, see W.M.F. Petrie, Prehistoric Egypt, pl. XLIV, no. 100d. For a recent discussion on Predynastic palettes, including so-called magic slates, see A. Stevenson, "Palettes," in W. Wendrich, ed., UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.

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