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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0055
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1979 : Purchase.Hildesheim, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, 5159.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Carnelian (Carved)
Preservation : Complete
Description
Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are clearly indicated and touch at the ends. Around the base is a small, protruding rim. The eyes are drilled.
et al. 2007: no. 168.
et al. 1997.
1993: Abb. 6.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.8
Width :
3.5
Thickness :
2