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Object photograph·C04942·1927–1931

Bronze Sculpture

Bronze statuette of a standing bull, shown in side view facing right against a pale grey backdrop
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04942. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bronze statuette of a standing bull, photographed in side view facing right against a pale grey backdrop. It has short curved horns, a ridged dewlap along the neck, a muscular shoulder and four legs ending in hooves. The dark surface is slightly pitted and shows some corrosion.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Sculpture.