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GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
SEVEN GREEK BRONZE BULLS
geometric period, circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Each figure solid cast of stocky proportions, most with cylindrical legs and long tails, all with curving horns of varying lengths, several with projecting ears, some with detailed genitalia, one with a pronounced dewlap and bulging eyes; together with a Greek bronze bull, circa 5th century B.C., naturalistically modeled
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long for the largest (8)
geometric period, circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Each figure solid cast of stocky proportions, most with cylindrical legs and long tails, all with curving horns of varying lengths, several with projecting ears, some with detailed genitalia, one with a pronounced dewlap and bulging eyes; together with a Greek bronze bull, circa 5th century B.C., naturalistically modeled
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long for the largest (8)
Provenance
Collected by an American sculptress in Athens before the war, and by descent to her nephew Henry H. Sturtevant.
Literature
Zimmerman, Les Chevaux de Bronze dan l'Art Gomtrique Grec, p. 72, pl. 14, 22b (Ellian) for one, here described as a horse.