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Bull

mid 3rd century B.C.–mid 3rd century A.D.

Bronze; probably lost wax cast

1/2 × 1/2 × 3/16 in. (1.25 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm)
Gift of Daniel Ostroff
2018.25.2
Geography: 
Made in Lumajang, Java, Indonesia
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Lumajang
Classification: 
Ritual Objects
Provenance: 

Daniel Ostroff, Los Angeles, 1990s, at auction in Brussels. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

This work appears on our "Antiquities and Archaeological Material with Provenance Documentation Gaps" page.
Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.