Intaglio with Two Bulls Reclining

16th century BCE (Late Minoan)

2.5 cm 1.6 cm 1 cm

Citation Source image

This intaglio shows two reclining bulls. One bull faces the left while the other is seen only from the back of its head. Carved sealstones were popular ornaments among Bronze Age Minoans and Mycenaeans and served as insignia of rank and social status. They were influenced by t...

Artifact

id
id
7094
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
3
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.402_Back_DD_T12.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.402_Back_DD_T12.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.402_Back_DD_T12.jpg
imageCount 3
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.402

Relations

createdBy
inCollection