Turtle as a Votive Mehen Game
Object type: Figurine, turtle
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Date: ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Medium: Serpentinite
Dimensions: W. 12 x L. 15 x Th. 5.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes 
Credit line: Gift of Alice Hampshire Silver, 1961
Accession year: 1961
Tags: Turtles|Games