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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0092
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
Before 1966 : Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy (Natacha Rambova) collection. Before 2007 : Donald P. Hansen collection. 05.12.2007 : Purchased at Sotheby's New York.New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 2007.207.2.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Calcite alabaster (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.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
(ed.) : Online catalogue.
2007: no. 103.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.4
Width :
2.7
Thickness :
1.5
