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Bovine figurine
Nubian
C-Group
2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Siali, Cemetery 40, Grave 114
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 3.2 x 10 cm (2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.1571
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionRBW animal figurine with horns, probably cattle. Hoofs and tips of horns are painted black. Models of cattle and sheep indicate their economic importance; they may also have been placed in burials for magical purposes.
ProvenanceFrom Seali/Meris (Egypt) (ASN 40). Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession date: June 8, 2006)
(Accession date: June 8, 2006)