Image

Cream rectangular stone with a sculpted bull’s head emerging from the upper center. Its upper left is broken off. A brown crack runs vertically down the center.

Unknown Maker, Southern Arabian

Stele with Bull's Head, Ancient

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Southern Arabian

Title

Stele with Bull's Head

Year

Ancient

Medium

alabaster (calcite)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

alabaster (calcite)

Techniques

alabaster (calcite)

Dimensions

22.2 x 35.6 cm (8 3/4 x 14 inches)

Place

Archaeological Site: Timna

Type

Sculpture

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

84.150

About

Stele with Bull's Head

Archaeological Site: Timna

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 18

Nature

Read Online

Exhibition History

New Works from the Ancient World

May 23 - August 30, 1986

Use

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