Lot Essay
For a similar example in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Chicago, see no. 47 in E. Teeter, ed., Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN SCHIST RHOMBOIDAL PALETTE
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 4000-3200 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN SCHIST RHOMBOIDAL PALETTE
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 4000-3200 B.C.
15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) long
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 4000-3200 B.C.
15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) long
Provenance
with Jean-Loup Despras, Paris.
Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1974; thence by descent to the current owner.
Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1974; thence by descent to the current owner.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist