id: 154904
accession number: 1989.47
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.47
updated: 2024-03-26 02:00:07.119000
Palette in the Form of a Turtle, c. 3500–3050 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIa–IIIa (3650–3000 BCE). Graywacke; overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1989.47
title: Palette in the Form of a Turtle
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creation date: c. 3500–3050 BCE
creation date earliest: -3500
creation date latest: -3050
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture: Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIa–IIIa (3650–3000 BCE)
technique: graywacke
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Predynastic
type: Implements
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measurements: Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1989
opening date: 1990-02-06T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA 1990, no. 6, illus. p. 66', 'opening_date': '1990-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Purchased from Alkis Matheos, Uraeus Gallery, Paris
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Reproduced: p. 115; Mentioned: p. 115
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