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Source Description
The fragment of a decorative frieze probably served as an architectural element or part of a large stela. The frieze had sections, each with a bull's head represented frontally, flanked by pillars with four-stage capitals. The ornamental element on top of the bull's head may be a stylized acanthus leaf.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76478
label
Relief with a Bull's Head
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76478
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Relief with a Bull's Head
description
The fragment of a decorative frieze probably served as an architectural element or part of a large stela. The frieze had sections, each with a bull's head represented frontally, flanked by pillars with four-stage capitals. The ornamental element on top of the bull's head may be a stylized acanthus leaf.
provenance
Ahmed [dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
2nd-1st century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
fragment
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.1
height
19.7
depth
8.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/8 x W: 7 3/4 x D: 3 1/4 in. (18.1 x 19.69 x 8.26 cm)
Source extras
med
quartzite
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
dabde4b825c05504