Item: Fish shaped cosmetic palette with remains of green eye paint.
Culture: Egyptian, Predynastic Period, Naqada II.
Dating: 3400 - 3200 B.C.
Material: Stone.
Dimensions: 80 mm x 190 mm.
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Attributions and measurements are retained as cataloguing markers, without over-interpretation.
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Item: Fish shaped cosmetic palette with remains of green eye paint
Material: Stone
Culture: Egyptian, Predynastic Period, Naqada II
Period: 3400 - 3200 B.C
Dimensions: 80 mm x 190 mm
Condition: Good condition
In ancient Egypt, material culture often combines function, symbolism and status. Adornment, amulets and funerary pieces play a central role in religious practices and social representation.
Attribution: Egyptian, Predynastic Period, Naqada II. Dating indicated: 3400 - 3200 B.C.
Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.
Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.
Provenance (summary): Ex Museum Exhibiton of the Arbeitsgruppe für Biblische Archäologie, Germany (Deaccession) Stone palettes were used as surfaces on which to grind green or black pigments into powder. After adding a gum-like adhesive to the powder.
Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.
Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/egyptian-fish-shaped-cosmetic-palette-with-remains-of-green-eye-paint/.
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