Pendant Bull head, part of a bracelet PEN-0101
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Pendant – Bull head, part of a bracelet PEN-0101

By Hendrickx, Stan

Adaima

, Tomb S708.

Institut français d'Archéologie orientale excavation.

Egypt.

Date : Naqada IIIA1

Date after Minotti (2021: cat. 168).

Material : Diorite (Diorite)

Preservation : Complete

Description

Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are indicated, ending in straight lines almost touching each other. The eyes are not indicated.

Minotti 2021: fig. 79.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

0.9

Width :

0.6

Thickness :

0.35

Additional information

Comments

Part of a bracelet composed of ten faience disc beads, one bone bead, two chalcedony disc beads, and two other beads in unidentified material.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PEN-0101, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PEN-0101. retrieved 07 October 2024.

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