EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE TURTLE-SHAPED PALETTE. Pre Dynastic, Ca. 3900 - 2900 BC. A smooth, flat, dark-grey schist palette in the form of a turtle. The palette has a rounded body with a small projecting foot and head. Two holes are drilled to create eyes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 10.176.79. Size: 62mm x 55mm; Weight: 40g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's Heidi Wolmer collection, 29 October 2003, lot 197. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.