Bull's Head Protoma
The flat layer of plaster on the back of this object suggests that it was originally attached to a stela. Bulls were associated with renewal throughout much of South Arabia, and the motif appears frequently on stelae found in cemeteries. The circles of hair around the horns an...
Sculpture
| id |
id
76479
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.40_3Qtr_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.40_3Qtr_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.40_3Qtr_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.40 |
Terms
Medium
calcite-alabaster, plaster
Relations
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