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Sculpture

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek, A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek, A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC

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A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC
Bronze
Length: 9 cm
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The cast statuette standing foursquare, with small horns, and the details of the eye, nostrils, and mouth incised.
The cast statuette standing foursquare, with small horns, and the details of the eye, nostrils, and mouth incised.

Provenance

Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, Switzerland, acquired in 1949

Exhibitions

On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1969

Literature

Animals were popular motifs in the Geometric period. Bull figurines were common votive offerings at Olympia. For similar examples see, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 1972.118.82, and The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, accession no. 54.2379. 
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