Pendant Bull head PEN-0105
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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0105

By Hendrickx, Stan

Archaeological site unknown.

25.02.1971 : Purchased from Parke-Bernet Gallery.

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, MFA 1971.133.

Date : Naqada II–III (?)

General date of bull's head pendants.

Material : Limestone (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.

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

.
Simpson, W. K.

1972

Acquisitions in Egyptian and ancient Near Eastern art in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1970–1971. The Connaoisseur 179 (720)

, 113–6.

Digital references

Museum of Fine Arts

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 19.11.2022.

Cite this Page

Hendrickx, S. 2023. PEN-0105, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/PEN-0105. retrieved 12 February 2025.