ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COSMETICS PALETTE
EGYPT, PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAGADA II, C. 3500 - 3100 B.C.
£3,500
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Description
carved and polished schist, in the form of a fish, with a perforation to the eye and a suspension hole above, presented within a bronze and ebonised wood case
Dimensions
12.5cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Borisz de Balla, New York, acquired between 1960 and 1980