Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot jewelry — Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1400–1050 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.3126.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age III

Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head

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. 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm)

Classification

Object type: Jewellery
Motif: Bull and cattle
Material: MetalGold
Period: Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date: 1400 - 1050 BC
Place of production: Cyprus

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3126, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.3126, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 3126

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