Standing bull, 1st millennium B.C., from Southwestern Arabia. Medium: Bronze Bronze castings of larg
Standing bull, 1st millennium B.C., from Southwestern Arabia. Medium: Bronze Bronze castings of large sculptures, as well as smaller objects, were made through most of the first millennium B.C. and the early centuries A.D. in southwestern Arabia. Among the types of animal images, bulls—a symbol of strength and potency—are the most common and can be found on funerary stelae, seals, and sculptures of the period. The Met -- source link
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