Duocorn and Calf

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

DUOCORN AND CALF | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A visually intriguing bronze sculpture featuring the bronze figure of a duocorn (native to Llhuros) and its nursing calf, both rendered in a stylized, ancient artistic style on a pedestal. The mother, with her substantial body and prominent horns, appears poised, suggesting a dynamic motion or stance. The nursing calf nestled beneath her conveys a sense of stability and protection.
DUOCORN AND CALF | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A visually intriguing bronze sculpture featuring the bronze figure of a duocorn (native to Llhuros) and its nursing calf, both rendered in a stylized, ancient artistic style on a pedestal. The mother, with her substantial body and prominent horns, appears poised, suggesting a dynamic motion or stance. The nursing calf nestled beneath her conveys a sense of stability and protection.

Name/Title

Duocorn and Calf

Entry/Object ID

COL.119

Description

Iconographically, the duocorn, although bull-like, was not a symbol of invincible strength but rather of familial devotion and protection. Lent by a private collector.

Category

Decline, reign of Kai Preiden, Decline, Sarnak

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Depth

4-7/8 in

Materials

Material

Bronze, hollow cast

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019) [1972 Exhibition Catalog] Bronze, hollow cast; grey-green patina, traces of gilding on horns and mane; some incrustation; lower parts of both figures missing; evidence (by ultraviolet examination) of extensive repair.

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)