Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Bull Figurine or Amulet
2nd millennium BCE
rock crystal
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This protective amulet would have been worn around the neck.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Carol Hebb and Alan Feldbaum [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2005, by gift.
Geographies
Turkey, Anatolia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 x W: 1 5/8 in. (2.1 x 4.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carol Hebb and Alan Feldbaum, 2005
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2005.72.2