Bulls' Heads - Port de Soller - Mallorca, Spain - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The town of Soller is connected to Palma by an electric train and to Port de Soller by an electric tram. The train to Palma was introduced in 1912 and in 2005 the contract to run the line by Ferrocarril de Sóller SA was extended by another 50 years. To celebrate the company created the Train de l'Art Foundation. There are now pieces of public art on display in Can Prunera, Palma, Soller and Port de Soller. In the case of Port de Soller this small sculpture park was built next to the main tram station and near to the marina.

This piece is in the centre of the sculpture park and is made up of three bulls’ heads on a small plinth resting on the ground and have large vertical curved horns.

There are three sizes of bulls which I take to represent a family group of a bull, heifer and calf.

These heads are similar to some bronze bulls’ heads discovered in the Son Corrò sanctuary in Costitx in Mallorca in 1895. They are thought to be thousands of years old and at the time of the discovery they were sold to the national Archaeological Museum in Madrid. Mallorca has over the years campaigned to get them back.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Bous in Catalan (Bulls in English) Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pere Pujol Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1/1/2006 Materials used: Bronze Location: Train de l'Art Foundation sculpture park, next to the tram station and marina

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