Lot Essay
The stylised bird palette evokes the image of two chicks peering out of a nest. For a similar example, cf. J. Vandier, Manuel d’archéologie égyptienne, Tome I, 1952, p. 377.
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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN SCHIST BIRD PALETTE AND AN EGYPTIAN GREYWACKE RECTANGULAR PALETTE
NAQADA I, CIRCA 3400 B.C. AND EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3100-2600 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN SCHIST BIRD PALETTE AND AN EGYPTIAN GREYWACKE RECTANGULAR PALETTE
NAQADA I, CIRCA 3400 B.C. AND EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3100-2600 B.C.
3.6/8 in. (9.1 cm.) high and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long respectively
NAQADA I, CIRCA 3400 B.C. AND EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3100-2600 B.C.
3.6/8 in. (9.1 cm.) high and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long respectively
Provenance
Bird palette: with Galerie Platt, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 24 May 1961.
Rectangular palette: with Galerie Pignatelli, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, December 1965.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 24 May 1961.
Rectangular palette: with Galerie Pignatelli, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, December 1965.
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