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PalettePre-Dynastic Period (circa 5500 - 3050 BCE)

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Flat, shield-shaped object carved from dark gray-black polished stone, with low-relief animal figures carved along the top edge

Unknown, Palette, Pre-Dynastic Period (circa 5500 - 3050 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Palette
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Pre-Dynastic Period (circa 5500 - 3050 BCE)
Medium
Slate
Dimensions
6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in. (16 x 9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca
Accession Number
M.80.199.60
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art

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