Archaic II

Bull figurine

The figurine is handmade and solid. It has a short cylindrical body, upward curving horns, and a tail attached to the left hind leg. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Motif: Bull and cattle
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.1763

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2076A, p. 342, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1996. "The Cypro-archaic period monsters, animals and miscellanea." The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 6. no. J.25, p. 34, pl. XIX.6, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 248, pp. 145, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.