Furniture or cosmetic box plaque carved in the round with striding bul
A small ivory sculpture in the round shows a bull striding forward with its head lowered, ribbed neck and curled tail. Its surface is worn and cracked, with traces of the original finish. The plain grey backdrop isolates the animal's compact, sturdy form.
Look closer: A small raised knob on the animal's back near the shoulder and the hollow in the head suggest it was attached to an object.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 8th–7th century BCE
- Medium
- Ivory, gold foil
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 3145 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -596).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1954