Palette in the Shape of a Sheep with Inlaid Eyes | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Palette in the Shape of a Sheep with Inlaid Eyes

The sheep has curved & rippled horns. The eyes are inlaid with bone or ivory, and the carved details at the front mimic fur.

From Naqada.

Predynastic Period, Naqada II, c. 3500-3200 BCE.

Two Female Figurines and a Clay Seal with the Name of Neithhotep in a Serekh

Dish in the Form of a Trussed Goose

Vase with Painted String Decoration

Two Black-topped Red Ware Vessels With a Model Vessel (left)

Figure of a Falcon

Ivory Figurines

Black-topped Red-ware Vessel with Rivet Holes

Shard from a Black-topped Red Ware Jar with White-Painted Decoration of Sheep and a Dog with a Collar

Three Stone Lug-Handled Jars (Left) Plus Two Ceramic Lug-handled Jars Painted to Look Like Stone (Right)

One Stone Jar (left) and one Ceramic Lug-handled Jar Painted to Look Like Stone

Female Figurine

Female Figurine

Female Figurine

Pear Shaped Macehead

Three Palettes in the Shape of Fish

D-Ware Pot Decorated with Two Boats, With Gazelles in the Boat

Greywacke Palette with the Form of Two Birds' Heads and Ostrich Carvings

Amulet in the Shape of a Bull's Head

Greywacke Palette with the Form of Two Birds' Heads and Ostrich Carvings

Sherd of a Pot with a Red Crown Motif

D-Ware Vessel with Decoration of Two Boats with Male & Female Figures at the Prows

D-Ware Pot Decorated with Water, Gazelles, Desert Hills and Trees

D-Ware Vessel with Wavy Line Decoration

Three D-Ware Vases with Wavy Decoration (Two with Wavy Handles)

Palette in the Form of a Bird

Rectangular Palette with Rubbing Stone

Pottery Model of a Boat

Jar with Boat Designs

Palette in the Shape of a Sheep with Inlaid Eyes

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Palette in the Shape of a Sheep with Inlaid Eyes

Amulet in the "Bull Head" Form with Inlaid Eyes

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Female & Male Figurines

Pot Sherd with Incised Serekh Topped by an Ibis

Palette in the Shape of a Fish

Palette in the Shape of a Fish

Palette with Inlaid Eyes

Palette in the Shape of a Fish

Large Jar with Boats and Figures

Jar with Zigzag Panels

Jar with Flamingos

Mace Heads with Male Faces

Large Jar with Boat Procession & Animals in Landscape

Large Jar with Boat Procession & Animals in Landscape

Box with Flamingo Design

Mace Heads with Male Faces

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33rdCenturyBCE 34thCenturyBCE 35thCenturyBCE 4thMillenniumBCE AncientEgypt BeforeEgypt Liverpool Museum NaqadaII Palette PredynasticPeriod Sheep UK VictoriaGalleryAndMuseumLiverpoolUniversity

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