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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0046
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1925 : Purchased from Hon. Richard Bethell.London, British Museum, EA 57747.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Steatite, Shell, undefined (Carved)
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
One eye inlay and most of one horn missing.
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 touching each other. The eyes are drilled and have been inlaid with shell disc beads filled with black paste, one of them missing. There is a longitudinal groove underneath the base.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
2021: fig. 3.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.2
