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An ivory figurine representating a bull-leaper from a three dimensional composition (with two other figures and a bull) depicting this Minoan sporting or religious activity. Hair would have been added using bronze wire and clothes in gold leaf, 1600-1500 BCE. It is perhaps the earliest known attempt in sculpture to capture free movement in space. (Archaeological Museum Herakleion)
Sakellarakis J.A. (2005) Herakleion Museum Guide, Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 22). Minoan Bull-Leaper. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/674/minoan-bull-leaper/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Minoan Bull-Leaper." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 May 2012. Web. 15 Apr 2024.
