This bronze figurine depicts a man somersaulting over a bull. It comes from the island of Crete and was probably used in a shrine or a cave sanctuary. Bulls were the largest animals on Crete and were ...

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The clay artefact was used by the Minoan people who inhabited Crete and other Greek islands from about 2700 to 1100 BC. The Bronze Age group were noted for their elaborate palaces up to four stories ...