Bull Head Attachment

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Bull Head Attachment

Date
c. 700–600 BCE
Medium
bronze
Culture
Urartian, northwest Iran, possibly Gusçi, Lake Urmia
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
121887

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The kingdom of Urartu was contemporary with the Assyrian civilization. The Urartians produced elaborate bronze objects and probably passed on many of their metalwork traditions to the Achaemenian Persians. This bull head was probably one of four placed at cardinal points around the rim of a huge Urartian bronze cauldron. Bulls were symbols of power and fertility in many ancient cultures. This bronze bull's head was made in the kingdom of Urartu, which was located in what is Iran today, and was likely attached to the rim of a giant cauldron or cooking pot.

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Credit line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes | Mrs. Christian R. Holmes

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