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An Egyptian schist cosmetic palette with birds' heads image 1
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A Dutch Private Collection of Egyptian Art (Lots 50-58)
Lot 50*

An Egyptian schist cosmetic palette with birds' heads

22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
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An Egyptian schist cosmetic palette with birds' heads

Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 3500-3200 B.C.
13cm high

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Provenance:
John O'Shaughnessey collection, acquired in Cairo in 1950.
with Anita Cook, NY.
with Wallis Gallery, Ontario, acquired from the above December 2004.
with Khronos Ancient Art, Ontario, acquired from the above June 2005.
Private collection, Rotterdam, acquired from the above 11 March 2007.

See W.M. Flinders Petrie, Prehistoric Egypt: Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1920, pl. LVI, 67D and 67H for the form.

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