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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0109
By Hendrickx, Stan
Archaeological site unknown.
1943 : Bequathed by R.G. Gayer-Anderson.Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, E.GA. 3205.1943.
Date : Naqada II–III (?)
General date of bull's head pendants.
Material : Limestone, Faience (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 and inlaid with limestone disc beads, probably filled with brown-black paste.
1995: 63, no. 1.17.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.6
Width :
3.7
Thickness :
2.2
