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Bull's head
Cypriote
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number58.1269
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOscillum in the shape of a bull's head. Buff clay, dull red paint. Eyes outlined in red, stripes on neck and top of head. Pierced hole on top of head, and one each side.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Horace L. Mayer Collection; December 27, 1957: loaned to MFA by Horace L. Mayer (as 387.57); gift of Horace L. Mayer to MFA, December 11, 1958