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Bull Statuette

Unknown artist, 100-200

Lincoln Museum, Lincoln

This finely carved fragment of antique statuary, discovered in a local garden, probably dates from the early Roman settlement of Lincoln. The subject is a bull, with subtle detailing of the ribs and pelvic bone and indications that the head was lowered in the act of charging. This motif is known from other Roman depictions, such as images on coins and rings.

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Title of artwork, date

Bull Statuette, 100-200

Date supported

2015

Medium and material

marble

Dimensions

37 × 19.5 × 12cm

Grant

2500

Total cost

5000

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