Palette in form of a turtle
Artist
Egypt
Date4000 - 3400 BC
MediumStone
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number1963.20.23
DescriptionSlate carved into a hollow palette; abstract turtle shape. Upper surface is rounded with a center ridge. Squared - off extension for hand at one end, with groove at the front. Hole drilled through "neck" and at opposite end of the body.On View
Not on viewCollections
Inuit/Yupik
late 19th century
Egypt
MELANESIA/PAPUA