Statuette of a Bull
The small figure of a young bull, which has lost its horns, may have served as a burial object. The evident youth of the animal may be related to its associations with renewal. Similar bull statuettes have been excavated at Marib.
Sculpture
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id
76499
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, October 19, 1970, lot 96; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, October 19, 1970, 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_21.55_Fnt_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.55_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.55_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.55 |
Terms
Medium
calcite-alabaster
Relations
createdBy
inCollection