Head of a Bull

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Bull

Date
3000–2000 BCE
Medium
chalcedony
Culture
Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Iraq, Tigris-Euphrates valley, Early Bronze Age I (c. 3300–c. 3000 BCE)
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
160080

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This bull head is carved in a banded stone. The sculptor has ingeniously planned the work so that the veins of the stone enhance the anatomy of the head. Inlays of stone, ivory, or gold (now missing) were set into the eyes and horn sockets. The other holes were used to attach the head to a body of a different material. This object is made of quartz, which is used to make electronics today.

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Credit line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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