Palette in the Form of a Fish

c. 3500–2950 BCE Overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.32

Stone palettes were used for grinding eye paint worn for cosmetic purposes and to protect against sun glare and eye infections. There were two types: green, made from malachite (copper ore), and black, made from galena (lead ore). As funerary items, these ores may have had a d...

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