Английская Википедия:Hunters Palette

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox artifact The Hunters Palette or Lion Hunt Palette is a Шаблон:Circa cosmetic palette from the Naqada III period of late prehistoric Egypt. The palette is broken: part is held by the British Museum and part is in the collection of the Louvre.

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The Hunters Palette shows a complex iconography of lion hunting as well as the hunt of other animals such as birds, desert hares, and gazelle types; one gazelle is being contained by a rope. The weapons used in the twenty-man hunt are the bow and arrow, mace, throwing sticks, flint knives, and spears. Two iconographic conjoined bull-forefronts adorn the upper right alongside a hieroglyphic-like symbol similar to the "shrine" hieroglyph, sḥ. <hiero>O21</hiero>

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See also

Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Commons cat Шаблон:Commons cat

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External links

Шаблон:British Museum Шаблон:Louvre Museum