Description:

Ancient Near East, North Syria, Syrian culture, ca. 1500 BCE. A hand-built buffware votive bull with a slender body, raised neck, and conical head, all atop a quartet of nubbin legs. The raised head features a pair of applied circular eyes, a lightly grooved brow line, incised nostrils and mouth, and a pair of horns emanating from the top. Size: 3.875" L x 1.9" W x 2.8" H (9.8 cm x 4.8 cm x 7.1 cm)

Please note: items from Syria are not eligible for international shipping due to the US embargo on Syria.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-William and Marion Schulevitz collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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#172082

  • Condition: Restoration to core of remaining horn section with original material along exterior. Losses to one horn and tail as shown. Abrasions and encrustations across most surfaces, but great preservation to quadruped form.

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