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Cosmetic Palette

Accession: 07.447.606
Find spot: El Ma'mariya, Egypt, Egypt
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: late Dynasty 1 to early Dynasty 2
Date: ca. 2850–2675 B.C.E.
Date range: 2850 BCE – 2675 BCE
Materials: ['Graywacke']
Height: 10.1 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Cosmetic Palette (07.447.606). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/38350

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Object Label: Men and women used palettes such as this one to grind small lumps of green or black pigment for eye paint. This example, worn hollow in the center from extensive use, was discovered in the owner’s grave. Caption: Cosmetic Palette, ca. 2850–2675 B.C.E.. Graywacke, 4 x 2 15/16 in. (10.1 x 7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.606. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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