Figure
About this object
History of use
For cult or funerary purposes.
Narrative
Mycenaean Period.
Physical description
Bull figure, consisting of mottled red, fairly grainy clay, full of white limestone particles and fine silver mica. White slip with remnants of black paint. The bull has two grooves on either side of neck, pellets for eyes, grooves on front of head. Ears and tail made separately and applied. There is a circular hole in the bottom of the stomach.
Date Made
1450 B.C.E.-1200 B.C.E.
Date Acquired
Jun 1957
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 11.5 cm x 12.3 cm x 4 cm
Object Number
M1.134