Gerzean

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Scope note
Refers to the Predynastic period in Upper Egypt from about 3500 to 2925 BCE. Works of art include slate palettes, carved maceheads, copper artifacts, ivory and stone figurines, and buff-colored pottery decorated with geometric motifs and stylized representations of plants, animals, and people, in red paint.
Gerzean
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024