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Bull figurine
Near Eastern, Anatolian
Early Bronze Age
about 2400 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Copper alloy with arsenic
Dimensions
Height x length: 7.5 × 11.5 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.1157
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze bull with partial arsenic surface layer
ProvenanceBy 1962, Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III (b. 1925 – d. 2008) and Emily Townsend Vermeule (b. 1928 – d. 2001), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 1967, gift of Cornelius and Emily Vermeule to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1967)
NOTES:
[1] First lent to the MFA in 1962.
NOTES:
[1] First lent to the MFA in 1962.