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<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)
Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)
<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_left01.jpg)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_left01.jpg)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_front01.jpg)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_front01.jpg)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter02.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter02.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter01.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter01.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_right01.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_right01.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_front02.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_front02.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_left02.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_left02.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_right02.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_right02.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_top01.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_top01.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_back01.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_back01.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom01.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom01.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom02.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom02.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom03.JPG)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_bottom03.JPG)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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Head of a Cow

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
DATES ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E.
PERIOD Predynastic Period, Naqada I to early Naqada II Period
DIMENSIONS 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 09.889.327
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Head of a Cow, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)
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<em>Head of a Cow</em>, ca. 3800–3400 B.C.E. Terracotta, 2 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.327. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.327_threequarter03.JPG)

TAGS

Egypt
Egyptian
head
cow
terracotta
predynastic
sculpture
bull
Naqada I
Naqada II
early Naqada II
Kom el Ahmar
dewlap
horns
crescent
cult object
Upper Egypt
cult of a cow
Hathor
religious
symbol

TAGS

Egypt
Egyptian
head
cow
terracotta
predynastic
sculpture
bull
Naqada I
Naqada II
early Naqada II
Kom el Ahmar
dewlap
horns
crescent
cult object
Upper Egypt
cult of a cow
Hathor
religious
symbol

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