Minoan bronze group of a bull and an acrobat, c.1550-1450 BC thought to be from western Crete (GR1966.3-28.1). The bronze's surface is rough which was characteristic of Minoan pieces because of the low levels of tin in the copper-tin alloy.
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Minoan bronze group of a bull and an acrobat, c.1550-1450 BC thought to be from western Crete (GR1966.3-28.1). The bronze's surface is rough which was characteristic of Minoan pieces because of the low levels of tin in the copper-tin alloy.
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