In the 2nd century BC, the art of bull leaping or dancing was developed in Minoan Crete and was performed by both men and women.
The athlete would run toward a charging bull, grab its horns, and when tossed into the air, would execute various aerial movements, land on the bull's back, and dismount with a flip.
Bull leaping was not fatal for the bull, but it could conceivably have been so for the athletes!
Height: 5cm / 2 ins;
Weight:100 gms / 3.5 oz.
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