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65 - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COSMETIC PALETTE
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COSMETIC PALETTE EGYPT, PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, C. 3600-3100 B.C. carved and polished schist, ovoid shaped with ornamental carved indentations around the rim 13.9cm length Provenance: Ole Braunstein (1917–1999); acquired prior to 1974, thence by decent Braunstein was the recipient of the Høyen Prize in 1984 Early Egyptian cosmetic pallets first appear in the archaeological record during the predynastic period, traditionally taking geometric form or carved to imitate the shapes of fish or turtles. Early use was mainly functional, being used as a platform to grind and apply paints onto the skin by both men and women. Later uses were also ceremonial, as inclusions for the tombs of the elite, or possibly being used in the process of anointing depictions of the gods. Exhibitions Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket, 'Antik kunst i dansk privateje', 16 May-31st August 1974, no.1d Publications Jette Christiansen, Antik kunst i dansk privateje (Copenhagen, 1974), no.1d
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