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Inscribed in Greek, Thaletas dedicated me to the Kabeiroi
The Kabirion of Thebes, where this votive was found, was one of the most important mystery cult centers of the little-known divine Kabeiroi. Bronze bulls such as this were the most common type of dedication to be made there.
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Title: Bronze statuette of a bull
Period: Archaic
Date: late 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 1 13/16 x 2 13/16 in. (4.6 x 7.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.210
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