{"product_id":"vintage-silvered-repousse-zebu-bull-sculpture","title":"Vintage Silvered Repoussé Zebu Bull Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrength, patience, and grounded power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis commanding hollow bull is shaped from worked sheet metal, its raised hump, sweeping horns, looped tail, and densely textured hide giving the figure a remarkable sense of movement. It is a substantial statement piece for a study, library, or globally collected interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross South Asia, the bull is associated with endurance, fertility, agricultural abundance, and sacred strength. The hand-worked surface allows every change of light to reveal another layer of the maker’s hammer and punch work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIdentification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe construction, zebu form, open tubular legs, joined sheet sections, and repoussé-style tooling are consistent with Indian or South Asian decorative metalwork of the mid-to-late 20th century. The silver-toned finish appears to cover a copper-alloy sheet body. No maker’s mark is visible in the supplied photographs; the earlier “Republic-period European return” attribution cannot be confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 35 cm (13.78 in) long × 21 cm (8.27 in) high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 635 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHollow worked copper-alloy sheet with silver-toned finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLikely India or South Asia, circa 1960s–1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible tarnish, rubbing and losses to the silver-toned surface, scratches, and exposed joins\/soldering consistent with handmade construction and age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Brusion Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50696839299237,"sku":"BRU-10544504502","price":132.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/2222\/8133\/files\/02_head_left_detail.png?v=1792399851","url":"https:\/\/brusion.com\/es\/products\/vintage-silvered-repousse-zebu-bull-sculpture","provider":"Brusion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}