Gouache painting: a bull in an oval above, and below a horned figure in a purple skirt beside a seated man under a tree.

Taurus the bull, zodiac sign, Persian gouache painting

A small gouache painting with an oval panel above showing a golden-brown bull with curved horns and a long tail, standing among tufts of grass. Below, a horned, bare-chested figure in a purple skirt holds a pipe beside a seated man under a tree, with birds and pink hills behind.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2406 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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