Minoan Bull-leaper

Bronze Group of a Bull and Acrobat
MaterialBronze
SizeL: 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in)
H: 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in)
W: 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in)
Created1600BC-1450BC
Period/cultureLate Minoan I
PlaceRethymnon, Crete
Present locationG12/1, British Museum, London
Registration1966,0328.1

The Minoan bull leaper is a bronze group of a bull and leaper in the British Museum. It is the only known largely complete three-dimensional sculpture depicting Minoan bull-leaping. Although bull leaping certainly took place in Crete at this time, the leap depicted is practically impossible and it has therefore been speculated that the sculpture may be an exaggerated depiction. This speculation has been backed up by the testaments of modern-day bull leapers from France and Spain.

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