Terracotta vase in the form of a bull

ca. 1450–1200 BCE

Not on view

Cattle were introduced to Cyprus early in the second millennium B.C. Bulls first appear in Cypriot art around 1900 B.C. and thereafter become prominent iconographic symbols, perhaps with religious significance.

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Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a bull
Period: Late Cypriot II
Date: ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
length 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1436
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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