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Bull's Head Votive Seal with an Intaglio - D.0043
Origin: Lake Van, Anatolia
Circa: 4000
BC
to 3000
BC
Dimensions:
1.125" (2.9cm) high
x 1.125" (2.9cm) wide
x 1.875" (4.8cm) depth
Collection: Near Eastern
Medium: Dickite
Additional Information: SOLD
Location: United States
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An ancient symbol of power and strength, this
carved bull’s head votive was offered thousands
of years ago at a shrine of some powerful deity,
perhaps a god of nature and fertility. With a
cache of related artifacts, it was discovered along
the shores of Lake Van in Turkey. With simple,
abstract lines, the artist has captured the
essence of the animal, believed by the ancients
to be the most suitable sacrifice to please the
heavens. The intaglio carving depicts a seated
idol, and may have created multiple images in
soft clay or wax. A token of Western culture at
its dawn, this splendid seal evokes a mysterious
vanished world.
- (D.0043)
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