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Headline: 3,400-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Painting Palette Still Contains Remnants Of Paint

Caption: A 3,400-year-old ancient Egyptian painting palette astonishingly still contains remnants of paint. Made out of a single piece of ivory, the artist's tool includes six oval paint wells that still contain cakes of blue, green, brown, yellow, red, and black pigments. At one end of the palette is also an inscription of the pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1401-1353 BCE) in hieroglyphics as well as the epithet “beloved of Re.” Amenhotep III's reign was one of the most prosperous periods of ancient Egypt and filled with achievements in art and culture. Despite its age, the design of this painter's palette closely resembles many of the artistic tools we use today. The palette, that dates back to 1390-1352 BCE, is currently being housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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