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Bull figurine
Near Eastern, Anatolian
Bronze Age
about 2000 B.C.
Object Place: Near East, Anatolia
Medium/Technique
Copper alloy with arsenic
Dimensions
Height (top of horn) x length: 9.1 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number58.14
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze bull partially covered by arsenic-rich surface layer. It is Alaca Hoyuk type. Part of one horn is missing. The surface is partially corroded.
Provenance1957, sold by Hugo Weissmann (dealer), Boston, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 9, 1958)