Object photograph·C04048·1927–1931

BA Bronze Tools, statuette (I. 290)

Bull's head with curved horns and a ring handle, from Idalion, on a dark curved base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04048. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bull's head with curved horns, rounded ears, a broad muzzle and incised brow lines, its surface pitted and worn. A ring handle curves out from behind the head on the right, and the head rests on a dark curved base with two small holes. The object is shown on a light mount with a printed number in the corner and handwritten marks along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Bronze Tools, I. 290.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. I. 290

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