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Pendant – Bull head PEN-0127
By Hendrickx, Stan
, Settlement, Western Kôm, phase TF5, W/07/2.
Polish Archaeological Expedition to the Eastern Nile Delta excavation.Cairo, Egyptian Museum.
Date : Naqada IIIB–IIIC1
Dated after the Tell el-Farkha stratigraphy.
Material : Bone (Carved)
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
Fragment missing at the base and on right side. Black discoloration on the surface.
Description
Stylised bull's head amulet with a horizontal perforation at the back. The horns are not indicated but suggested by two holes drilled where the interior curve of the horns should be. The eyes are drilled on the surface, resembling disc beads. Two deep lines are incised around the base, probably to be inlaid with paste.
© Courtesy of Krzysztof Ciałowicz.
© Courtesy of Krzysztof Ciałowicz.
© Courtesy of Krzysztof Ciałowicz.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
3.5
Width :
2.9
Thickness :
1.4
Additional information
Comments
Measurements extrapolated from the drawing.
