Golden Bull Bowl from the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, found in 1799 CE

Golden Bull Bowl from the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, found in 1799 CE, near Nagyszentmiklós, then in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania.

Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós - Wikipedia

This piece is known in Hungary as the ‘Attila’s Cup’. The animal depicted is actually a hybrid of a bull and a lion. The cup is one from the matching pair, dated 6th-8th Century CE.

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Journal of Art in Society on X: "Superb gold vessels from the  early-medieval Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, uncovered by a farmer in  Romania in 1799, probably dating from about 8th C ~ bull's

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