Cosmetic Palette in the Form of a Fish
Artist
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Datecirca 3500–3150 BCE
MediumGreywacke
Dimensions4 15/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in. (12.5 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LinePurchased with funds from B. L. Lowe
Object number91.8
On View
On viewPublished References"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 1991-92), illus. (b-w) 39.
Unpublished - Copy of expertise by Dr. Hans Wolfgang Müller, Prof. Emeritus der Aegyptologie, Tutzing. (Curatorial file)
Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 2, illus. (color) 4.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions,” September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998)
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