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LOT 0057
Large Egyptian Green-Gray Slate Fish Palette
PREDYNASTIC, NAQADA II, 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 in. (858 grams, 25.3 cm).
Broad and flat, the outline is shaped like a stylised, schematic fish, with an ovoid body, rounded front edge, and a gently tapering 'tail' at the rear.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Paris, France.
Auction Millon, Paris, 27 May 2019, no.109.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13496-263056.
Predynastic fish palettes are among the more common zoomorphic types and were produced with varying degrees of naturalism and detail. This example has a similar profile to one recovered from the Predynastic cemetery at Tarkhan (Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1917, pl. LV, 54J).
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LOT 0057
Large Egyptian Green-Gray Slate Fish Palette
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,175 (EUR 1,363; USD 1,586) ‡+BP*
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