CIRCA MID 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A MESOPOTAMIAN BRONZE VESSEL SUPPORTED BY A BULL
circa mid 3rd millennium b.c.
The solid figure of a bull cast with both pairs of legs together, the right fore-leg slightly advanced, with thick, forward curving horns and small raised beaded eyes with incised lids, details of the poll, nostrils, and mouth incised, the ruff a thick mass, the genitals indicated, the long straight tail falling between the legs, the back surmounted by a slightly tapering cylindrical vessel with off-set rounded rim
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
circa mid 3rd millennium b.c.
The solid figure of a bull cast with both pairs of legs together, the right fore-leg slightly advanced, with thick, forward curving horns and small raised beaded eyes with incised lids, details of the poll, nostrils, and mouth incised, the ruff a thick mass, the genitals indicated, the long straight tail falling between the legs, the back surmounted by a slightly tapering cylindrical vessel with off-set rounded rim
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high