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The bull body is in repose and shows good knowledge of the traits of that animal, with the forelegs bent under the chest and hind legs tucked under the belly. Some details protrude; a hoof and a hipbone. The tail is curved on the left thigh and ends in a tuft of hair. The head is that of a horned, bearded man with bull's ears. Details of the sculpture are similar to Greek hieratic images in that the hair and beard are shown as straight grooves.
The piece is not carved in entirety, one corner appears to be ashlar and designed to adhere to some place, like the lions of Pozo Moro. It may have belonged to a tomb or temple. There is some possibility that it represents a god of fertility as did the man-headed bull statues used by the Greeks to represent river gods which made the fields fertile. According to A. Garcia and Bellido, the Bicha represents the Greek river god Acheloos and resembles the depiction of same on a Sicilian coin. "This Sculpture is Daughter of the Greeks, and if you will, Granddaughter and GreatGranddaughter of Mesopotamian Phoenecians," A. Garcia and Bellido, 1931.