Object Image

Bull Procession Cup

Unknown Artist

It was believed that the person who drank from a cup like this magically gained the fertility of the bulls carved on its surface.

Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

c. 3100-2900 BCE

Gray limestone

7.7 cm

1982.1

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024

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