Title: Tag amulet in the form of a tusk
Object type: Amulet, tag
Date: ca. 3900–3650 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Naqada l–Early Naqada II
Medium: Ivory, paste
Dimensions: L. 7.4 × W. 1.8 cm (2 15/16 × 11/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Mahasna  Tomb H 85 EEF excavations 1908–1909 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY