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Source Description
This solid-cast bronze head, broken off at the neck, might have been part of a small figurine. Such objects were often deposited in temples or sanctuaries by worshipers as offerings to the gods or buried with the deceased.
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Document identity
localId
76497
label
Miniature Bull's Head
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76497
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Miniature Bull's Head
description
This solid-cast bronze head, broken off at the neck, might have been part of a small figurine. Such objects were often deposited in temples or sanctuaries by worshipers as offerings to the gods or buried with the deceased.
provenance
Ahmed [local art dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
1st -2nd century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
amulets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
2.7
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 13/16 in. (2.4 x 2.7 x 2 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d6f7bc64ac76c2a1