Bull-Leaping - Religious Festival Game involving Skill and Agility - Minoan Crete - 2000–1450 BC - Wall Decoration - Copper in Frame

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Height: 25,5 cm - 10 inches
Width: 25,5 cm - 10 inches
Length: 4,5 cm - 1,8 inches
Weight: 1070 g

Bull-leaping, taurokathapsia is a term for various types of non-violent bull fighting. Some are based on an ancient ritual from the Minoan civilization involving an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull (or cow).
Ritual leaping over bulls is a motif in Middle Bronze Age figurative art, especially in Minoan art, and what are probably Minoan objects found in Mycenaean Greece. It is often interpreted as a depiction of a rite performed in connection with bull worship.