id:			121887
accession number:	1942.204
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.204
updated:		2021-03-27 12:14:13.380000

Bull Head Attachment, c. 700-600 BC. Urartian, northwest Iran, possibly Gusçi, Lake Urmia, c. 700-600 BC. Bronze; overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.204

title:				Bull Head Attachment
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creation date:			c. 700-600 BC
creation date earliest:		-700
creation date latest:		-600
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Urartian, northwest Iran, possibly Gusçi, Lake Urmia, c. 700-600 BC
technique:	bronze
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Christian R. Holmes
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	Mrs. Christian R. Holmes
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fun fact: 
Bulls were symbols of power and fertility in many ancient cultures. This bronze bull's head was made in the kingdom of Urartu, which was located in what is Iran today, and was likely attached to the rim of a giant cauldron or cooking pot.

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wall description: 
The kingdom of Urartu was contemporary with the Assyrian civilization. The Urartians produced elaborate bronze objects and probably passed on many of their metalwork traditions to the Achaemenian Persians. This bull head was probably one of four placed at cardinal points around the rim of a huge Urartian bronze cauldron.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 669
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n123

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n36

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n34

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n25

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 7
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n22

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