Pendant

Description

Pendant in green siltstone with a quasi-cylindrical shank, tapering at the top to a flat finial: Ancient Egyptian, Predynastic, Naqada II, c.3500 - 3200 BC

Museum reference

A.1955.87

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Pendant

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Naqada II (Gerzean), Predynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Naqada II (Gerzean), Predynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Siltstone

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Hendrickx, S. and Eyckerman, M. Tusks and tags. Between the hippopotamus and the Naqada plant, in: Friedman, R.F. and Fiske, P.N. (eds.), Egypt at its Origins 3. Proceedings of the International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, London, 27th July - 1st August 2008 (OLA 205), Leuven, 2011, p. 558.

Orriols-Llonch, M., Catalogue of Predynastic 'Tusks', (forthcoming- c.2015)

On display

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