Figurine
Object Number:
48-2-89
Current Location:
Rome Gallery
Culture:
Roman
Provenience:
Turkey (Country)
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Bronze
Iconography:
Bull
Description:
Bull. Red brown patina. Object is intact except for nicks in lower edge of platform. Head turns slightly to right. Legs, with front and back pairs cast together, are very short for a heavy body. Hump and dewlap are large. Tail is coiled on hindquarters. Details of anatomy are marked by grooves, eyes are punched dots.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harold) Paumgarten
Other Number:
| 19 | - | Collector Number |
| L-2-71 | - | Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Roman World (15 Mar 2003)
Bibliography:
[Book] Warden, Gregory P. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 43, no. 115, pl. 12
[Catalogue] Moore, Charlotte B. 1969. Description and analysis of the bronze and lead objects in the Herman V. Hilprecht Collection, the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 137, no. 144
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