Pendant – Bull head, part of a necklace PEN-0079
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Tomb U379.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.London, Petrie Museum, UC 10836.
Date : Naqada IIIA1–IIIA2
Dated after description of tomb U379, Petrie & Mace 1901: 34.
Material : Limestone (Carved)
Preservation : Complete
Description
Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are clearly indicated and almost touch at the ends. Around the base is a small, protruding rim. The eyes are drilled.
Dimensions (cm)
1.85
1.6
Additional information
Comments
The pendant is part of a string with cylindrical and barrel shaped beads in serpentine and steatite, as well as nerita shells (UC10834). The material is described as "gypsum" in the Petrie Museum online catalogue.
References
1901
Diospolis Parva: the cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu. Egypt Exploration Fund Memoir 20. London
, 34.1987
Elfenbein im alten Ägypten: Leihgaben aus dem Petrie-Museum London. Sonderausstellung des Kestner-Museums Hannover vom 15. Januar bis 31. Mai 1987. Hannover
, Abb. 4.
