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Palette Fragment Illustrating a Wild Dog

Naqada III
ca. 3300–3100 B.C.
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Palette Fragment Illustrating a Wild Dog
  • Period: Naqada III
  • Date: ca. 3300–3100 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Eastern Delta, Munagat
  • Medium: Greywacke
  • Dimensions: H. 17.8 x W. 6.5 x Th. 1.6 cm (7 x 2 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Fischer, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.230
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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