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Pendant – Bull head, part of a necklace PEN-0003
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 60 k 6.
1905–1906 : Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft excavation.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 18620.
Date : Naqada II–III
There is no published information about the tomb context.
Material : Ivory (undefined) (Carved)
Preservation : Complete
Description
Stylized bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are clearly marked and (almost ?) touch at the ends. Around the base is a small, protruding rim.
Decoration
The eyes, very small, are drilled on the surface.
1926: 57, no. 370.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3
Width :
2.5
Additional information
Comments
This pendant was part of a necklace with beads made of carnelian, calcite alabaster and faience beads, as well as other stones (Berlin ÄM 18620, Scharff 1926: 61, no. 388).
