Ca. 3rd millennium BC. A charming bull idol made of cream-colored ceramic and features round eyes, a humped back, and exaggerated crescent horns. It is painted with stripes on its back, shoulders, and horns, which may have had symbolic or ritual significance. The figurine was likely used as a household or personal shrine object. The zebu bull was an important animal in the Indus Valley region, and it was likely venerated for its strength, fertility, and other symbolic associations. Restored. Size: L:94mm / W:47mm ; 85g Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.