id:			154738
accession number:	1989.32
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.32
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:06.184000

Palette in the Form of a Fish, c. 3500–2950 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE). Graywacke; overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth M. Skala 1989.32

title:				Palette in the Form of a Fish
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creation date:			c. 3500–2950 BCE
creation date earliest:		-3500
creation date latest:		-2950
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Bequest of Elizabeth M. Skala
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culture:	Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE)
technique:	graywacke
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Predynastic
type:		Implements
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measurements: Overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1989
	opening date:   1990-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1989</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1990, no. 7, illus. p. 52', 'opening_date': '1990-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Said to have been in the collections of Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and John Garstang. Purchased from Peter Scharrer, New York
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 2
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n18

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 115-116; Reproduced: p. 115, color p. 42
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IMAGES

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