Pendant Bull head PEN-0104
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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0104

By Hendrickx, Stan

Archaeological site unknown.

Before 1971 : Collection of Allen L. Owens (Connecticut). 25.02.1971 : Purchased from Parke-Bernet Gallery sale.

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, MFA 1971.132.

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 hardly indicated. The eyes are drilled.

Museum of Fine Arts (ed.) : Online catalogue.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (ed.) : Online catalogue.

Dimensions (cm)

Height :

2.5

Additional information

References

Parke-Bernet Galleries

(ed.).

1971

Ancient glass, Western Asiatic, Islamic, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman antiquities: public auction, Thursday, February 25 1971 (Sale 3163). New York

, 8, lot 45.

Digital references

Museum of Fine Arts

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 19.11.2022.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PEN-0104, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PEN-0104. retrieved 14 March 2025.