Vessel lid in the form of a turtle
Unknown Artist
ca. 3500–2650 B.C.
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paste
Dimensions
H: 2.1 xcm (13/16 in); L:. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in); W: 5.1 cm (2 in)
Classification
Vessel lid, turtle-shaped
Period
Predynastic, Naqada II–Early Dynastic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Nina Walker Wainwright and Beatrice Appel Gifts, 1980
Accession Number
1980.310
Tags
Turtles