Palette in the form of a mud turtle
Description
Palette, mud turtle. Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3650–3500 B.C. Greywacke. L. 15 × W. 11 cm (5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Turtles. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1910.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Stone palette shaped like a turtle, with two drilled circular openings near the upper portion, suggesting a stylized head and eye sockets.
The object is a single-piece grey-green stone (palette) carved into the outline of a mud turtle. The upper portion forms a small raised “head” with two round, drilled features resembling eye openings. The central body is broadly rounded and symmetrical, with a shallow concavity/flattened working surface implied by the overall flatness of the face. The lower edge is irregular, consistent with natural breakage or ancient shaping. No carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in the image. No visible painted decoration or inlay is present, and the surface shows weathering and minor chips. The image does not show additional objects or text labels that could provide extra identification.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277677 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.176.81 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547369 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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