Fragment of a Relief Showing the Birth of a Calf

Fragment of a Relief Showing the Birth of a Calf

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.

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• Culture: Egyptian
• Medium: Limestone, paint
• Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Asasif, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 670-650 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: late XXV Dynasty
• Period: Third Intermediate Period
• Dimensions: 5 9/16 x 7 in. (14.2 x 17.8 cm)