Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Apis Bull Between Two Figures Bearing Torches
- Title:
- Apis Bull Between Two Figures Bearing Torches
- Collection:
- Cornell Gem Impressions Collection
- Date:
- 19th century
- ID Number:
- GI_01_075
- Accession Number:
- 01_1_0072
- Winckelmann No.:
- 72
- File Name:
- GI_01_075.jpg
- Work Type:
- casts (sculpture)
- Materials/Techniques:
- casting (process)
pâte de verre (glass)
- Subject:
- Moon
Bulls
Sacrifice
Animal sacrifice
Torches
- Description:
- A crescent moon sits above the bull. One of the figures stands in front, the other behind, the bull
these figures may be present to add solemnity to the gem or to signify that the bull is being lead to sacrifice.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Collecting Program:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Archival Collection:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Gems Collection (in part the White Collection of Historical Medallions, #8420, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the age of the underlying material, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library in 2013 from original materials, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Caitlin Barrett and Verity Platt. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.
