| ID | 318 |
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| Images |
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| Grid Ref | SE6052 |
| Project type | Unknown |
| County | Yorkshire, North |
| Site | York |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Yorkshire Museum |
| Ref No | YORYM 2009.31 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Bull |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Missing lower front legs, tip of left horn broken, slightly worn |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 28.00 |
| Length | 41.00 |
| References | Green 1978, 76, no 37, pl 81 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Simple but effective depiction. Forelegs joined but depicted by a groove running vertically at front and rear of legs. Similarly the rear legs are joined with a groove at the front and at the rear the tail is shown as a thin projection running from the rump to the feet. Quite a thin profile (c.7 mm thickness). Large forward pointing crescentic horns on top of the head in front of small, rear pointing ears. |
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