Tag amulet in the form of a tusk
Object type: Amulet, tag
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Naqada l–Early Naqada II
Date: ca. 3900–3650 B.C.
Medium: Ivory, paste
Dimensions: H. 7.5 x W. 2 x Th. 1 cm (2 15/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Mahasna
Locus: Tomb H 85
Excavation: EEF excavations 1908–1909
Credit line: Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909