EXCEPTIONAL EGYPTIAN STONE RAM-SHAPED PALETTE. Naqada II, Ca. 3600 - 3100 BC. A smooth, flat, grey schist palette in the form of a ram featuring a rounded body and a small projecting foot and head. A hole is drilled through to form an eye; another hole is drilled through the ram’s upper body, perhaps for hanging this item on a wall for storage. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 35.7.3. Size: 220mm x 195mm; Weight: 580g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Charles Ede Ltd., 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.