Dish / dish cover

Description

Dish or cover in fine grained brown-black stone representing a turtle with its head outstretched: Ancient Egyptian, possibly Early Dynastic

Museum reference

A.1955.86

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Dish / dish cover

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Early Dynastic

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland