6th century BCE Silver Bull
Item
File name
sackett_093 See all items with this value
Title
6th century BCE Silver Bull See all items with this value
Description
This image is of what remains of a bull-shaped artifact made from thin sheets of silver metal from 6th century BCE Delphi. Enough of the bull remains to identify its shape, with most of the missing sheets leaving holes in the middle of the artifact. See all items with this value
Place name
Delphi (inhabited place) See all items with this value
Subject
Artifact
Notes
The description of the slide mentioned “tachydromos,” which in modern Greek means “mail service,” so perhaps this artifact was believed to have owned by a courier or is currently owned by one? The components of the word mean "speedy road," so it may suggest that it is a fast bull.
Date photographed
September 1978
