Scene of Animal Husbandry
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Egyptian. Scene of Animal Husbandry, ca. 670–650 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 5 9/16 x 7 in. (14.2 x 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 55.3.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Culture
Title
Scene of Animal Husbandry
Date
ca. 670–650 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 25
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Possible place collected: Thebes (El-Assasif), Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
5 9/16 x 7 in. (14.2 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
55.3.2
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