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Egypt. Goose-shaped Pre-Dynastic slate palette

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Egypt. Goose-shaped Pre-Dynastic slate palette

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A goose-shaped Pre-Dynastic slate cosmetic palette, c. 4th Millennium BC, used to grind cosmetics, the signs of such use visible on either side, small suspension hole at back. Some minor chipping, but a good example of an item used in daily life and then left for use in the afterlife. 8 3/8" x 4 3/8" (21.3 x 11.1 cm). Cf. Petrie, Corpus of Slate Palettes, Pl. LIII for similar examples. Ex Thomas Collingwood collection, Philadelphia, acquired before 1970.