Bull figurine

NameRoof Ornament

Date2017

Place madeQuinua, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumClay, slip

Dimensions14 3/8 × 6 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (36.5 × 16 × 39 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the artist, A.2018.10.1

Object numberA.2018.10.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCeramic "roof ornament" in shape of bull, figure colored in earth-tone browns, orange, and light-colored decorative designs on surface, bull has four pointed legs as base, ceramic figure has curved handle at center. Ceramic figure has circular opening and cavity inside, bull has small figures on either side of bull head.