Caption

Amulet — bull; figurine of a bull standing on a base, full-plastic work with a pendant on the back; modeled quite carefully. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Amulet; height 2.5 cm, width 3.1 cm., A small sculpted object in the shape of an animal is shown against a plain pale gray background; the object appears worn and has an overall greenish hue with areas of light blue-green and patches of beige and brown discoloration; the animal form includes a rounded body, a raised head with a blunt snout, a short tail, and four legs standing on a flat rectangular base, and there is a circular hole near the top of the body; surface texture looks rough and pitted with some smoother worn spots and mottled color variations.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 12.3in x 12.3in / 3703 x 3703 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet bull figurine bull standing base full-plastic work pendant back modeled quite carefully Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc height 2.5 cm width 3.1 cm small sculpted object shape animal shown plain pale gray background worn greenish hue areas light blue-green patches beige brown discoloration animal form includes rounded body raised head blunt snout short tail four legs standing flat rectangular base circular hole near top body surface texture looks rough pitted smoother worn spots mottled color variations.