figure;
votive offering(?)
- Museum number
- 1927,0318.55
- Description
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Bronze statuette of a bull, a representation of a votive offering, or else a god in animal form; probably cast with the lost-wax technique; tubular body defined at both ends with incisions, genitals clearly indicated; the back legs stand on a rectangular metal plate; the front legs extend forward, though only the upper parts now survive; folds of skin on the neck are rendered with incisions; oval eyes defined by deep incised lines; the tips of both horns are now missing.
- Production date
- 550BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.90 centimetres
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Length: 8.20 centimetres
- Location
- On display (G72/dc4)
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1927,0318.55
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1903,1215.25 (EA Number)
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Miscellaneous number: 98345 (EA Number)