Side view of a standing bull with its characteristic tail and dewlaps against a Styrofoam white background. Above it is a white tag that reads “09 .005”.
Side view of a standing bull with its characteristic tail and dewlaps against a styrofoam white background. Above it is a white tag that reads “09 .005”.
Side view of a standing bull with its characteristic tail and dewlaps against a styrofoam white background. Above it is a white tag that reads “09 .005”.
Side view of a black standing bull with its characteristic tail and dewlaps against a styrofoam white background. Above it is a white tag that reads “09 .005”.
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Unknown Maker, Roman

Bull

Maker

Unknown Maker, Roman

Culture

Roman

Title

Bull

Period

27th Dynasty

Year

100-200 CE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

09.005

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Across the ancient Greek and Roman world, worshippers visited temples and shrines to make requests to the gods and give thanks for their fulfillment. Offerings came in many forms: prayers, hymns, incense, liquids including wine or olive oil, animal sacrifices, or votive figures like these. Small bronze or terracotta figures of animals pleased certain gods or substituted for animal sacrifices.

—GB

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Roman
Bull, 100-200 CE
Bronze
Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 09.005

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