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Amulet of a bull's head

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsLength: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3530
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 681. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
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