Animal-shaped tag

Bone, ivory | 9.9 x 2.2 x 0.5cm | Predynastic Period, Naqada I-IIA, 3900-3600 BCE

Unknown Artist

Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada I-IIA
Provenance: Unknown
Acquisition: Purchased by Schiaparelli in Egypt (1900-1901)

Object: S. 1098
Location: Sala 02 Vetrina 07

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