<em>Bull's Head</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Wood, glass, bone (bovine?), 11 3/4 x 15 x 14 in. (29.8 x 38.1 x 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1532E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1532E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Bull's Head

Medium: Wood, glass, bone (bovine?)

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:664–332 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 15 x 14 in. (29.8 x 38.1 x 35.6 cm)

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Accession Number: 37.1532E

Image: 37.1532E_NegA_SL4.jpg,unedited master file

Catalogue Description:
The object is a carved, wooden bull head with separately carved ears and horns that insert into the head with mortise/tenon joins. There are three disk-like ivory elements secured to the head: one on the forehead and one on either cheek. There are tenons present on the backside of the head suggesting that it was attached to something else at one time. Condition: The object is in fair and moderately stable condition.

Brooklyn Museum