Terracotta Head of a Bull in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010

Title: Terracotta head of a bull

Medium; Technique: Terracotta; mold-made

Culture: Cypriot

Period: Late Cypro-Archaic II

Date: late 6th–early 5th century B.C.

Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

Classification: Terracottas

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number: 74.51.1470

On View


Description:

The head is exceptional for its size and careful articulation. Whether it served as a mask or a dedication, it stands in a Late Bronze Age tradition attested at Enkomi and Kition of bulls' skulls worn as masks.

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