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Pendant – Bull head, part of a necklace PEN-0038
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
Before 1942 : Bought by George A. Reisner.Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 6-19064.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General range of production of bull's head pendants.
Material : Serpentine (Carved)
Preservation : Complete
Description
Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns and eyes are not indicated. The lower part of the base protrudes but without a line as often present on this type of pendants.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Comments
The pendant is part of a collection of nine pendants, including two bull head pendants. Two pendants are crescent-shaped, one is a (damaged) Bat emblem, and the four other ones may represent beetles.
References
Not previously published.
