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Figurine of a votive bull inscribed "Homoloïchos [dedicated this] to the child of Kabeiros"
Greek
Late Archaic Period
500–450 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x length: 4.8 x 7.7 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.663
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 057; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe bull is inscribed on one side in Greek. Translation: "Homoloïchos [dedicated this] to the child of Kabeiros." Green patina.
InscriptionsΟΜΟΛΟΙΧΟΣ ΠΑ|ΔΙ ΚΑΒΙΡΟ
Provenance1897: said to have been seen in the Art Market in Athens; by 1897: Count Michel Tyszkiewicz Collection; 1898: auction of the M. Tyszkiewicz Collection, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, 9 rue Drouot, Paris, June 8-10, lot 142 (said to be from the Kabeirion, Thebes); by 1898: with Edward Perry Warren; 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)