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Hollow bronze bull lying down; right foreleg raised; left horn tip broken; bells around neck; on rectangular base; broken socket at back held halo over head; paper tag inside marked "?'9"; illegible yellow marking on right side of base; Nandi=bull of god Siva (lord of destruction and regeneration), south India. Large Nandi figures placed outside, facing temples of Siva
Bull Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bull Figure

Maker Indian Artist
Date18th c.
Mediumbronze
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineFLMNH Transfer (need credit line)
Object number2013.76.25
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Visual DescriptionHollow bronze bull lying down; right foreleg raised; left horn tip broken; bells around neck; on rectangular base; broken socket at back held halo over head; paper tag inside marked "?'9"; illegible yellow marking on right side of base; Nandi=bull of god Siva (lord of destruction and regeneration), south India. Large Nandi figures placed outside, facing temples of Siva
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