British Iron Age Coins, Ancient Coins, and Antiquities

Celtic, bronze figure of a prostrate bull, 1st century AD, 3cm x 1.8cm x 2.3cm high; incised lozenge-shaped eyes with rounded horns; body is flat underneath and hollowed out, with the front and back legs spread out and touching at the hooves; the body has two grooved straps around it indicating a ritual sacrifice. Very fine with an olive green patina £200-£300

recorded with the Suffolk Archaeological Unit in 1992 (SSAOO4)

A sacrificial bull appears on a Cunobelin bronze unit with a winged figure above stabbing it; also on the Gundestrup Cauldron where three warriors hold swords to the bulls.