Palette Depicting a Pair of Mud Turtles, ca. 3650–3500

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Palette Depicting a Pair of Mud Turtles, Predynastic, early Naqada II, ca. 3650–3500 , From Egypt, Greywacke, H. x W. 16 x Th. cm (6 x 6 5/16 x 1/4 in.), The large mud turtle, Trionyx triunguis, which inhabited the Nile River and its canals, is the subject of many palettes and this one is quite unusual in depicting a pair. The duo may represent a mating pair linking the palette’s imagery to the concept of fertility and therefore regeneration

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Size: 3767px × 5030px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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