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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0050
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
Former collection von Bissing. Before 1934 : Collection Scheurleer Museum (The Hague). 1935 : Purchased from the Scheurleer Museum by the Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth. 1935 : Purchased from the Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth by the Brooklyn Museum.New York, Brooklyn Museum, 35.1270.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Ivory (undefined), Faience (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 and inlaid with faience disc beads, filled with black paste.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
1984: 29.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
4.9
Width :
4.7
