Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · funerary_equipment
Buchis Bull Offering Table Armant, Egypt
Description
Object Label: The Buchis bull was associated with the war god Montu. Each Buchis was likely a wild bull, distinguished by its white body and black head. The bull was mummified at its death and buried in a sandstone sarcophagus. After burial, priests made food and drink offerings to it on tables like this one. Caption: Buchis Bull Offering Table, ca. 200 B.C.E.–300 C.E.. Stone, 4 5/8 x 13 11/16 x 17 1/4 in. (11.8 x 34.7 x 43.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 32.2088. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 32.2088 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3316 tier-2
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