Fish palette

Museum number:
6-5950
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missing
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 301, Ballas, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 301
Culture or time period:
Naqada II a-d/ Gerzean (ca. 3500–3200 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Slate (rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cosmetic palettes and Fish motifs
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Fish palette, accession number 6-5950, described as Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missingHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Fish palette, accession number 6-5950, described as Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missingHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Fish palette, accession number 6-5950, described as Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missingHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Fish palette, accession number 6-5950, described as Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missing
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish palette, accession number 6-5950, described as Slate in form of fish; one bead eye preserved, other missing

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