Head of a Bull

Title	Head of a Bull
Date	3000–2000 BCE
Medium	chalcedony
Classification	Sculpture
Origin	Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Iraq, Tigris-Euphrates valley, Early Bronze Age I (c. 3300–c. 3000 BCE)

Themes: Anatomical illustration

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“Head of a Bull” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 3000–2000 BCE. It is executed in chalcedony and classified as sculpture. In this archive it sits within the anatomical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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