South Arabian Sabaean Bull Protome

A Sabaean Bull Protome, South Arabian

Circa 2nd Century BC to 2nd Century AD

£395.00

a carved limestone bull protome with large almond shaped eyes outlined with carved lines, head with a linear rendition of the snout and the mouth, vestigial ears behind the horns.

57 mm

These Bull's head protome served as the spout on a now lost basin, Bulls were associated with renewal through most of South Arabia.

Acquired from a French Collection 1960's