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Collections

Cow Headed Handleprobably Ptolemaic period (332 - 30 BCE)

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a hollow cylinder with an animal figure — possibly a bull — straddling one end, with reddish-brown surface and green patina
Bronze amulet with reddish-brown patina and traces of green corrosion; a bovine head in frontal view emerges from a semicircular menat counterpoise decorated with incised geometric and chevron patterns; a figure with raised arms surmounts the head, with suspension loops at top.
Title
Cow Headed Handle
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably Ptolemaic period (332 - 30 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height of cow's head and aegis: 4 in. (10.16 cm); Width of head and aegis: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Length of staff holder: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Accession Number
50.4.11
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art