Scene of Animal Husbandry
ca. 670-650 B.C.E.
Egyptian
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The motifs of a herdsman leading a bull through a thicket and a man assisting at the birth of a calf were most common in Egyptian art during the Old and Middle Kingdoms (before 1800 B.C.). It is likely that they were known to the carvers of these two reliefs indirectly through sources such as master pattern books.
- Maker/Artist
- Egyptian
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone, pigment
- Locations
- Possible place collected: Thebes (El-Assasif), Egypt
- Dimensions
- 5 5/8 x 10 1/16 in. (14.3 x 25.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 55.3.1a-b
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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