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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.197
Title
Recumbent Bull or Ram
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
first half 5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Achaemenid period
Culture
Near Eastern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304273

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Leaded bronze
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
2.8 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 83.39; Sn, 6.12; Pb, 9.42; Zn, 0.005; Fe, 0.6; Ni, 0.19; Ag, 0.03; Sb, 0.05; As, 0.18; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.017; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer

Technical Observations: The patina is predominantly a smooth brown with green, red, and black corrosion. The object is largely intact, although it is worn and pitted.

The animal was cast by the lost-wax process. A circular hole is present on the proper right side, and a porous material is visible inside the hole. A corresponding hole on the proper left side is now filled with corrosion.


Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.256.197
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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