Pendant – Bull head PEN-0040
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1900 : Bought in Egypt.Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 14964.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General range of production of bull's head pendants.
Material : Ivory (undefined) (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 present on this type of pendants. The eyes are drilled on the surface, resembling disc beads.
Dimensions (cm)
3.6
3.7
Additional information
References
1929
Die Altertümer der Vor- und Frühzeit Ägyptens II: Bestattungen, Kunst, Amulette und Schmuck. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Mitteilungen aus der Ägyptischen Sammlung V. Berlin
, 93–94, no. 130.(ed.).
1967
Ägyptisches Museum Berlin: [im] Östlicher Stülerbau am Schloss Charlottenburg. Berlin
, 13, no. 86.