Goats and Herdsman

Medium: Limestone

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt
• Thebes, Asasif, Egypt

Dates:ca. 670–650 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 5 × 13 × 7/8 in. (12.7 × 33 × 2.2 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 58.31

Image: CUR.58.31_wwg8_2015.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Fragment of limestone relief. At right, in raised relief, standing man walking to right and carrying on his shoulders a kid (?). Following behind man is a flock of goats (?), the leader of flock with head lowered to ground. Condition: Poor. Relief assembled from several fragments and cracked. Edges chipped and surface scratched.

Brooklyn Museum