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title: Urartian Stone Bull's Head
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9537/urartian-stone-bulls-head/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Urartian Stone Bull's Head

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Urartian Stone Bull's Head](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9537.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9537.jpg)

## Image Caption

This white stone bull's head was originally inlaid. It has an ornamented forelock. The artifact is socketed at the back, probably for an attachment to the corner of a seat (most likely an arm of the throne). There is a carved spiral pattern around the neck. The eyes are hollow and would have been inlaid. From Eastern [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Urartian, 750-700 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 29). Urartian Stone Bull's Head. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9537/urartian-stone-bulls-head/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Stone Bull's Head." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9537/urartian-stone-bulls-head/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Stone Bull's Head." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9537/urartian-stone-bulls-head/>.

## License & Copyright

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