Calf Bearer
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Object Label
Images of men carrying animals slung over their shoulders are found in Egyptian tomb reliefs and paintings of people bearing offerings for the dead from as early as the Old Kingdom. The fourth and third centuries B.C. provide a number of such images, including one in this vitrine, at least some of which were made for tombs. The purpose of this plaque, however, remains unknown. A few contemporaneous reliefs, including a second in this vitrine, provide parallels for the figure's frontality and for its extremely bold carving. Since most of the objects offering stylistic parallels originated in Lower Egypt, this plaque probably did as well.
Caption
Graeco-Egyptian. Calf Bearer, 4th–3rd century B.C.E.. Faience or glass, 3 1/4 x 2 7/16 in. (8.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour fund, 51.222. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.222_wwg8.jpg)
Culture
Title
Calf Bearer
Date
4th–3rd century B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 30
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Faience or glass
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 2 7/16 in. (8.2 x 6.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour fund
Accession Number
51.222
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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