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A Private New York Collection of Egyptian Art (Lots 1-13)
Lot 3*

An Egyptian schist cosmetic palette in the form of a turtle

22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian schist cosmetic palette in the form of a turtle

Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 3500-3200 B.C.
13.7cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, England, formed in the 1970s.
London art market.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 May 2013, lot 263.
Private collection, New York, acquired at the above sale.

See W.M. Flinders Petrie, Prehistoric Egypt: Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1920, pl. LII, 14S for the form.

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