Head of a Bull
3000–2000 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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 This object is made of quartz, which is used to make electronics today.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- chalcedony
- Medium
- chalcedony
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.1 x 2.9 x 4.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1997.51
- Credit Line
- Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102A Ancient Near East
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