| Hunters Palette | |
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Hunters Palette with pieces connected | |
| Material | Schist |
| Size | c. 66 cm x 26 cm |
| Created | 31st century BC (circa) |
| Present location | British Museum,Louvre |
| Identification | British Museum, EA 20790, EA 20792, Louvre E 11254 |
TheHunters Palette orLion Hunt Palette is ac. 3100 BCEcosmetic palette from theNaqada III period of lateprehistoric Egypt. The palette is broken: part is held by the British Museum and part is in the collection of theLouvre.
The Hunters Palette shows a complexiconography oflion hunting as well as the hunt of other animals such as birds, deserthares, andgazelle types; one gazelle is being contained by a rope. The weapons used in the twenty-man hunt are thebow and arrow,mace,throwing sticks, flint knives, andspears. Two iconographic conjoined bull-forefronts adorn the upper right alongside a hieroglyphic-like symbol similar to the "shrine" hieroglyph,sḥ.
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