Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine
Bull's Head
Description
<p>This head of a bull may have belonged to a small figurine of an Apis bull, which may have been an amulet pendant or a small ritual statuette. The head was mounted as an earring in modern times but it is unlikely that it was originally part of an earring.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.191' rel='external'>Bull's Head</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.191 tier-2
- Walters-id 39092 tier-2
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