LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.

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A MYCENAEAN TERRACOTTA BULL
LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
The long cylindrical body decorated with wavy lines, standing on tapering legs, the head with a pointed muzzle and large curving horns
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long

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with Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg, 1996.
with Charles Ede, London, 1998.

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For a similar example, see no. 217 in Demakopoulou, ed., The Mycenaean World, Five Centuries of Early Greek Culture, 1600-1100 BC. These stylized animal figurines were produced in bulk, according to Demakopoulou (P. 225, op. cit.), and "are thought usually to have been dedicated in shrines, but a very large number come from tombs and may have been children's toys."