Bird palettes

European Museums, The British Museum

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Bird palettes

Birds were considered a positive force connected with fertility. They appear on many types of personal items, such as palettes, combs and hairpins. Most of these objects seem to have been owned by women of status or with special magical or medicinal knowledge.

Early - Middle Predynastic (Naqada IC-II)

Mudstone palette of a tall, shield shape with two schematic bird-heads at the top.

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Bird palettes

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Source:  London, United Kingdom