Amratian cosmetic palette, 4000-3500 BC
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This slate, diamond-shaped, serpentinite cosmetic palette is from the Amratian (Naqada I) period of predynastic Egypt, around 4000-3500 B.C. (See Adams 1988:16). A similar object is shown in Capel (1996:79, fig. 23d, 80, 23d) and described as “Rhomboidal cosmetic palette, slate, Predynastic Period, Naqada I, L: 25.5 cm, max. W: 8.7 cm Cincinnati Art Museum.” Bibliography (for this item)Adams, Barbara1988 Predynastic Egypt. Shire, Princesss Risborough, United Kingdom. (16) Capel, Anne K., and Glenn E. Markoe 1996 Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt. Hudson Hills Press, New York, NY. (79, fig. 23 d 80, 23 d) |
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