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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Miniature Cosmetic Palette
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Miniature Cosmetic Palette

AAT Object Form/Functioncosmetic palettes
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPredynastic, Nagada II
Date3500-3350 BCE
MediumSlate
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions1 3/4 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2008.001.002
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 13, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities (December 5, 2007), 142, lot 117.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2008.

ProvenanceEx coll. Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), California. Ex coll. Professor Donald P. Hansen (1932-2007), New York, New York. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 5, 2007, lot 117 (part).
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art