Part of Hellenic Gold Necklace , depicts Head of a bull (400-300 BC), found in Izmir, Anatolia, Türkiye.

The use of bull symbol in jewelry is common in 5th-4th Centuries BC. Whether with beads, with other necklaces or individually like here. Associated with various gods and heroes, bull was important to classical Greek religion and myth.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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