Thoughts of Ancient Egypt - Detail of the so-called Battlefield Palette, one of several 'ceremonial' palettes that date to the prehistory of Egypt. This one dates to the Late Predynastic Period (Naqada
The Battlefield Palette, depicting captives and slain victims of battle, the latter preyed upon by wild animals, Late Predynastic to 1st Dynasty, c.3100 BC (grey schist)
![Two fragments of the 'Battlefield Palette', Ancient Egyptian, late Predynastic period, c3050 BC' Photographic Print - Werner Forman | Art.com Two fragments of the 'Battlefield Palette', Ancient Egyptian, late Predynastic period, c3050 BC' Photographic Print - Werner Forman | Art.com](https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/two-fragments-of-the-battlefield-palette-ancient-egyptian-late-predynastic-period-c3050-bc_u-l-q1fordx26mcat.jpg?artPerspective=n)