Zoomorphic palette

Zoomorphic palette

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 [Henri Asselberghs, "Chaos en beheersing: documenten uit aeneolithisch Egypte", 1961, p. 323] [Schulz & Seidel, "op.cit.", Pg 18: "Animal-shaped cosmetic palettes.": Three types of Palettes: Turtle, Hippopotamus, Elephant.] [ Midant-Reynes, "op.cit.", p.180 ]

Some highly perfected palettes had small areas painted for effect. In others animal features were highlighted by incisions. [ Midant-Reynes, "op.cit.", p.180 ] Some palettes contain "suspension holes". [Schulz & Seidel, "op.cit."] It appears that the zoomorphic palette type followed the creation of the Rhomboidal cosmetic palette type. [Tim Murray, "Encyclopedia of Archaeology", ABC-CLIO 2001]

ee also

*Cosmetic palette
*Ancient Egypt zoomorphic pottery

References

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

Notes

External links

* [http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=2376 Egyptian: Fish-shaped "cosmetic palette".] Click on picture.
* [http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=3541 Egyptian: Fish-shaped "cosmetic palette".] Click on picture.
* [http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=5803 Egyptian Tilapia fish.] (This palette has other small–scale animals, a preview of some of the other major palettes-(Hunter's Palette, for example}. Click on picture.


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