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Pendant – Bull head, part of a necklace PEN-0004
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb 4 d 2.
1905–1906 : Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft excavations.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 19266.
Date : Naqada IIC–IIIB
The published description of the contents of the tomb only allows to date it broadly to Naqada IIC–IIIB.
Material : Calcite alabaster, Malachite (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 are drilled and inlaid with malachite disc beads.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
2.7
Width :
2.7
Additional information
Comments
This pendant was found together with a large number of beads. They originally formed a necklace that included two bull head pendants (PEN-0129; Berlin ÄM 19266; see Scharff 1926: 61, no. 400).
