id:			160080
accession number:	1997.51
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.51
updated:		2021-04-01 09:05:50.427000

Head of a Bull, 3000-2000 BC. Sumerian, Iraq, Tigris-Euphrates valley, 3000-2000 BC. Chalcedony; overall: 3.1 x 2.9 x 4.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1997.51

title:				Head of a Bull
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creation date:			3000-2000 BC
creation date earliest:		-3000
creation date latest:		-2000
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	Sumerian, Iraq, Tigris-Euphrates valley, 3000-2000 BC
technique:	chalcedony
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 3.1 x 2.9 x 4.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
This object is made of quartz, which is used to make electronics today.

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wall description: 
This bull head is carved in a banded stone. The sculptor has ingeniously planned the work so that the veins of the stone enhance the anatomy of the head. Inlays of stone, ivory, or gold (now missing) were set into the eyes and horn sockets. The other holes were used to attach the head to a body of a different material.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Museum Acquires Major Chuck Close Painting, 19th-century Fire Screen, Rare Prints & Drawings,” June 9, 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4136

	Del Bufalo, Dario. Precious portraits: small precious stone sculptures of Imperial Rome. 2020.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 154, no. 498
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