Greek, A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC

Greek

A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC

Bronze

Length: 9 cm

£ 2,000.00

Greek, A Greek bronze votive bull, Geometric period, circa 8th century BC

The cast statuette standing foursquare, with small horns, and the details of the eye, nostrils, and mouth incised. Condition Minor chipping to the ears. Surface wear and a varied green...

The cast statuette standing foursquare, with small horns, and the details of the eye, nostrils, and mouth incised.

Condition
Minor chipping to the ears. Surface wear and a varied green patina with patches of azurite, malachite, and cuprite. A thicker area of corrosion on the body has been consolidated. Glued to the wood base at the feet.

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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