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Applique
Late 4th - early 3rd century BC
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Applique in gilded terracotta, depicting a fighting bull. Similar decorations, organised in friezes containing multiple figures, were used for decorating wooden sarcophagi. The frieze included predators (lions, griffins) in the act of attacking their prey (deer, horses).
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Details
- Title: Applique
- Date Created: Late 4th - early 3rd century BC
- Location Created: Taranto, Masseria Tesoro, Tomb n° 1, 1909
- Physical Dimensions: 6.2 cm (height); 11.7 cm (width)
- Medium: Gilded terracotta
- Room: Storage
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