Tin-bronze scepter head

Unknown

ca. 1450–1050 BCE · Bronze, tin · Greek and Roman Art

The scepter head is topped by three mold-made bull's heads. Bull's heads are common in the art of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. The eyes are inlaid with glass that is not original. On the forehead of each bull is a crescent-shaped inlay; two are carnelian and one is green glass paste. Another tubular piece of the scepter, now missing, was originally above the three bull's heads.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1450–1050 BCE

Medium

Bronze, tin

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76