Faience amulet of a bull's head
- Accession Number
- EC562
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Votive offerings case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Material
- Faience
- Measurements
- Length: 16mm | Width: 19mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Bull/cow
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A faience bull's head amulet. Bull's heads are often shown on offering trays. Gyory (1995) suggests that such amulets were used in foundation deposits, while others have suspension hoops to be hung as amulets. This example does not appear to have a suspension loop.
- Bibliography
-
Berman, L.M., 'Catalogue of Egyptian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art' p518 1999 for similar examples and further references. Gyory, H., 1995 Remarks on Amarna Amulets in C.J. Eyre ed. 'Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Egyptologists September 1995'.
- Acquisition
- Unknown
- Last modified: 16 Feb 2021