Amulet in the form of a head of an elephant, Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3500–3300 B.C., From Egypt, Serpentinite, h. 3.5 x w. 3.6 x d. 2.1 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 13/16 in.), Few amulets from the Predynastic Period are known. In the past, Egyptologists identified these amulets as representing a bull's head, but the round face and eyes, the horns that curve inward to the face, and a snout with a defined ridge make a strong argument for its identification as an elephant
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Amulet, form, head, elephant, Predynastic, Naqada II, ca, 3500–3300 B.C, Egypt, Serpentinite, h, 3.5 x w, 3.6 d, 2.1 cm, 1 3/8 1 7/16 13/16, amulets, Predynastic Period, past, Egyptologists identified, representing, bull, round face, eyes, horns, curve inward, face, snout, defined ridge, strong argument, identification
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