Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head

Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head

Description:

Most of the raw materials for Cypriot jewelry came from the East. Gold became plentiful in the Late Bronze Age, when Syria and Egypt were the primary sources. These earrings are a Cypriot creation, an ornament in the form of a bull's head.


L. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1600 - 1050 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3116, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.3117