Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C08808·1927–1931

Bronze Sculpture

Bronze figure of a standing bull with upswept horns, photographed on a wooden base.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08808. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small dark bronze figure of a standing bull, with curved upswept horns, ears held out to the sides and a dewlap and ridged neck. Its four legs are set squarely on a dark wooden plinth against a plain grey backdrop, lit from the front-left so the metal surface shows highlights.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Sculpture.