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Pre-Achaemenid Hero and Winged Bull


Vessel in the shape of a Hero and a Winged Bull; Western Iran?, Pre-Achaemenid Period, 8th-6th c BC, Silver, gold.

Pre-Achaemenid Hero and Winged Bull, Iran, 8th-6th c BC.


Vessel in the shape of a Hero and a Winged Bull

  • Pre-Achaemenid Period
  • 8th-6th centuries BC
  • 8-7cB.C.
  • Silver, gold
  • H-27.5 W-22.2
The hero holds a sword in his right hand and grasps the left wing of the bull with his left hand, with his left foot pressing against the left rump of the bull, while his right foot is firmly planted into the ground. The rather short back side of his coat has long tufts around the hem of the tail. The coat is buttoned in front and hangs down to the knee in back... more


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