WHA_247JN

Figurines of bone and ivory. Predynastic, Naqada I. 4000-3600 BC. Ivory and bone figures of this type first appeared in the Naqada I period and continued into Naqada II. The inlaid eyes in one example are of lapis-lazuli may be a later addition.

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Image Size: 5000x4339 / 2.8MB; bone ivory figure lapis lazuli Greek Greece
Contained in galleries: historical photos 2

Figurines of bone and ivory. Predynastic, Naqada I. 4000-3600 BC. Ivory and bone figures of this type first appeared in the Naqada I period and continued into Naqada II. The inlaid eyes in one example are of lapis-lazuli may be a later addition.