Vessel lid in the form of a turtle

Unknown Artist

ca. 3500–2650 B.C.

Vessel lid in the form of a turtle by Unknown Artist

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

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