Title: Vessel lid in the form of a turtle
Object type: Vessel lid, turtle-shaped
Date: ca. 3500–2650 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Early Dynastic Period
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paste
Dimensions: H: 2.1 xcm (13/16 in); L:. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in); W: 5.1 cm (2 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Nina Walker Wainwright and Beatrice Appel Gifts, 1980
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Turtles