Pendant Bull head PEN-0013
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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0013

By Hendrickx, Stan

Hammamiya

, Tomb 1773.

1922–1923 : British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavation.

Manchester, University Museum, 7239.

Date : Naqada IIC/D-IIIA

Dated SD 60–73 (= Naqada IIC/D-IIIA) by Brunton & Caton-Thompson (1928: pl. XXXI).

Material : Limestone (Carved)

Preservation : Complete

Description

Stylised 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.

Brunton & Caton-Thompson 1928: pl. XLIX.6.
The Manchester Museum (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Comments

This item is no longer available online as of 11.04.2023.

References

Brunton, G. ; Caton-Thompson, G.

1928

The Badarian civilisation and predynastic remains near Badari. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 46, 30th year, 1924. London

, pl. XLIX.
Hendrickx, S.

2002

Bovines in Egyptian predynastic and early dynastic iconography, in: Hassan, Fekri A. (ed.), Drought, food and culture: ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory. New York & London

, 308, app. F, no. 13.

Digital references

The Manchester Museum

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 04.05.2009.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PEN-0013, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PEN-0013. retrieved 11 February 2025.

Related person

Brunton, Guy

Excavation director

Caton-Thompson, Gertrude

Excavator