Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C03911·1927–1931

Bronze Sculpture

Bronze figure of a bull standing on a small stone base, head turned to one side.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03911. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark metal statuette of a bull stands on a small rectangular stone base against a plain light background. Its head is raised and turned toward the right of the picture, with curved horns, a small rounded ear and a rippled neck, and its legs are shown in a striding pose. The surface shows some pitting and worn patches.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Sculpture.