Zoomorphic palette

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An example of a Zoomorphic palette, a turtle.
An example of a Zoomorphic palette, a turtle.

The Zoomorphic palette is a type of cosmetic palette made during the predynastic period of Egypt. The palettes are found at burial sites, for example Abydos in the second half of the 4th millennium BC.

Some of the animal types represented are turtles, fish, hippopotami, crocodiles, ducks, and elephants[1][2][3]

Some highly perfected palettes had small areas painted for effect. In others animal features were highlighted by incisions.[4] Some palettes contain suspension holes.[5] It appears that the zoomorphic palette type followed the creation of the Rhomboidal cosmetic palette type.[6]

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  • Schulz, Regine; Seidel, Matthias eds.; Egypt, The World of the Pharaohs, (w/ 34 contributing Authors), Konemann, Germany, c 1998, (538 pp).
  • BĂ©atrix Midant-Reynes, The Prehistory of Egypt: from the first Egyptians to the first Pharaohs, Blackwell Publishing 2000

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  1. ^ Henri Asselberghs, Chaos en beheersing: documenten uit aeneolithisch Egypte, 1961, p. 323
  2. ^ Schulz & Seidel, op.cit., Pg 18: Animal-shaped cosmetic palettes.: Three types of Palettes: Turtle, Hippopotamus, Elephant.
  3. ^ Midant-Reynes, op.cit., p.180
  4. ^ Midant-Reynes, op.cit., p.180
  5. ^ Schulz & Seidel, op.cit.
  6. ^ Tim Murray, Encyclopedia of Archaeology, ABC-CLIO 2001

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