Cypriot wall bracket with Bull’s Head

Culture: Cypriot

Period: 1100-950 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 8.5 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 2034

Provenance: From the collection of the British artist M.M., acquired between 1950 and 1970.

Condition: The tips of the horns broken, otherwise intact.

Description: Object of the so-called "Bichrome I-Ware". Handmade, board-like protome with bull head (bucranium) and long horns. On the bottom vaulted, behind the head a perforation for suspension. The red-black pigmentation is mainly preserved. Probably protomes like this were presented in temples. Very rare!