A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt
In 2022, a new object fitting the so-called “bull head amulets” category was discovered at Tell el-Farkha in layers related to the late Predynastic period (Naqada IID2-IIIA, hereafter abbreviated as NIID2-NIIIA). Although the object displays all the typical features of the “amulets”, it also posses...
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In 2022, a new object fitting the so-called “bull head amulets” category was discovered at Tell el-Farkha in layers related to the late Predynastic period (Naqada IID2-IIIA, hereafter abbreviated as NIID2-NIIIA). Although the object displays all the typical features of the “amulets”, it also possesses some unique characteristics, such as its unusual size and lack of perforation, suggesting its use as a figurine rather than a pendant. Furthermore, the Tell el-Farkha item was discovered in a well-recorded settlement context, proving that such “amulets” do not necessarily belong to burial activities. Apart from the presentation of the find and its place of origin, a more general discussion on this interesting type of early Egyptian item raises various questions about their actual function, significance or interpretation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd94d95596f04c8fb9de04396336e2d72025-02-07T15:52:01ZengKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization1899-15482449-867X2024-12-012810.12797/SAAC.28.2024.28.04A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, EgyptJoanna Dębowska-Ludwin0Jagiellonian University, Poland In 2022, a new object fitting the so-called “bull head amulets” category was discovered at Tell el-Farkha in layers related to the late Predynastic period (Naqada IID2-IIIA, hereafter abbreviated as NIID2-NIIIA). Although the object displays all the typical features of the “amulets”, it also possesses some unique characteristics, such as its unusual size and lack of perforation, suggesting its use as a figurine rather than a pendant. Furthermore, the Tell el-Farkha item was discovered in a well-recorded settlement context, proving that such “amulets” do not necessarily belong to burial activities. Apart from the presentation of the find and its place of origin, a more general discussion on this interesting type of early Egyptian item raises various questions about their actual function, significance or interpretation. https://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/6298predynasticearly dynasticjewellerypendantselephant head amulets |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Dębowska-Ludwin A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization predynastic early dynastic jewellery pendants elephant head amulets |
| title | A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt |
| title_full | A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt |
| title_short | A Newly Discovered “Bull Head Amulet” from Tell El-Farkha, Egypt |
| title_sort | newly discovered bull head amulet from tell el farkha egypt |
| topic | predynastic early dynastic jewellery pendants elephant head amulets |
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