Figurine

Protome

48-2-135

Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery

From: Turkey (Country)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 48-2-135
Current Location Rome Gallery - On Display
Culture Roman
Provenience Turkey (Country)
Date Made 499-400 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Bull
Description

Bull. Green patina. Left foreleg is broken off. Hollow protome of a bull is slightly concave at the back in order to fit against the curve of a vessel. Head turned slightly to left. Forelock rendered in relief.

Height 4 cm
Length 3.8 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 15 - Collector Number | L-2-67 - Old Loan Number

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