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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0021
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb N1788.
1894–1895 : William M.F. Petrie excavation.London, Petrie Museum, UC 6005.
Date : Naqada IC–IIB (?)
Dated SD 34–46 (= Naqada IC–IIB ?) by Petrie.
Material : Elephant ivory (Carved)
Preservation : Complete
Description
Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are clearly indicated and partially separated from the head. The extremities are rather far from each other. Around the base is a line referring to the small, protruding rim often found on this type of pendants. The eyes are drilled on the surface, resembling disc beads.
1995: 63, n° 1.16b.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.2
Width :
3.3
Thickness :
1.25
Additional information
Comments
Tomb N1788 was described as the tomb of a child by the excavator. Only one pendant is mentioned in the handwritten excavation record.
