Torito of Porcuna

The Torito of Porcuna is an Iberian sculpture depicting a bull.

[2] Found in 1946 in front of the Guardia Civil barracks of Porcuna (ancient Obulco/Ipolca) during some road works, it eventually came to be popularly known as torito ("small bull") because of its size relative to the bigger statues of bullocks found in the nearby site of Cerrillo Blanco.

[3] Originally, the bull possibly featured a number of ornamental add-ons on the head, and the missing horns were probably metallic.

[5] The surface of the statue is carved with floral ornaments, suggesting a sacred nature.

[2][6] It is similar to bulls featured in Phoenician ivory items and Greek and Cypriot cups.