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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0064
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1959 : Purchased from Zaki Mohareb Todrous, Luxor.New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, MMA 59.101.1 (Rogers Fund 1959).
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Serpentine, Bone (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 and inlaid with bone disc beads.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.5
Width :
3.6
Thickness :
2.1
