Vessel Fragment with Head of a Bull, Possibly a Zebu

AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculpture techniques)

AAT Object Form/Functionfragments (object portions)

AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)

Place FoundSaudi Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Asia

PeriodBronze Age

Date3rd Millennium BCE

MediumBasalt

Credit LineGift of Ann Boon Rhea

Dimensions3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (7.9 x 4 cm)

Object number1999.007.002

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Ann Boon Rhea, United States, purchased from a Saudi Arabian farmer, prior to 1970.

Status

On view

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