Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Amulet in the Form of an Elephant’s Head

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Accession: 35.1270
Find spot: Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II to Naqada III Period
Date: ca. 3500–3100 B.C.E.
Date range: 3500 BCE – 3100 BCE
Materials: ['Ivory', 'frit']
Height: 4.9 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Amulet in the Form of an Elephant’s Head (35.1270). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/40652

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Caption: Amulet in the Form of an Elephant’s Head, ca. 3500–3100 B.C.E.. Ivory, frit, 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (4.9 x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1270. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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BKM-Accession 35.1270 tier-2
BKM-Object 3361 tier-2

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