Predynastic Ivory Figurine, Petrie Museum

Description

Predynastic Egyptian carved ivory figurine of a male individual from Naqada in the collections of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London (UC15285). The following is from the catalogue entry for the object in the Petrie's [online catalogue](http://petriecat.museums.ucl.ac.uk/default.aspx): UC4290 Ivory block figure with human, bearded head, inset eyes. Hippopotamus, canine. From Naqada Tomb 276 Place: Naqada, Egypt Period: Naqada I Materials: ivory (hippopotamus) Dimensions: length: 7.2 cms width: 2.4 cms length: 2.8 ins width: 0.9 ins Publications: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders. *Naqada and Ballas: 1895.* Pl. LIX, 8 Created from 227 photographs (Canon EOS Rebel T5i) using Metashape 1.5.5. Photographed in July 2018 at the Petrie Museum through the kind permission and assitance of Anna Garnett and the rest of the Petrie Staff.