Bull
10th-8th century BCE
Description
This crudely made animal may be a bull that is missing one horn; the extant horn curves outward and upward from the proper right side of its head. It has flat ears covering the sides of its face. Its eyes are raised circles on the front of the head, and there is a simple dome-shaped muzzle with a central line indicating the mouth. The legs are rough and irregularly shaped. The body tapers toward the midsection and then expands out, with a large hump at the rump. The downward-pointing tail is long and almost as thick as the legs.
Dimensions
3.5 x 1.8 cm (1 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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