Cosmetic palette in the form of a Nile tortoise
Appearance
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (October 2023) |
![]() | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (October 2023) |
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Palette_%C3%A0_fard_en_forme_de_tortue_Trionyx_du_Nil.jpg/220px-Palette_%C3%A0_fard_en_forme_de_tortue_Trionyx_du_Nil.jpg)
Cosmetic palette in the form of a Nile tortoise is Naqada culture Pre-Dynastic Egyptian antiquity, made of schist, dating to the 4th millennium BC and now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. It is a cosmetic palette in the shape of a Trionyx soft-shell turtle from the River Nile.
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Jean-Claude Goyon, L'Égypte antique : à travers la collection de l'institut d'égyptologie Victor-Loret de Lyon, Paris - Lyon, Somogy - musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 2007, 120 p. (ISBN 978-2-7572-0139-8).