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Weight in the Form of a Bull

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 54.1564. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

Accession: 54.1564
Dynasty: 18th-19th Dynasty
Date: 15th-13th century BCE (New Kingdom)
Date range: 1500 BCE – 1200 BCE
Materials: ['cast bronze']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Weight in the Form of a Bull (54.1564). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220823

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Description

<p>The face of the bull is naturalizing and the body appears to be well modeled although musculature is not indicated. The hooves of the animal are indicated. The figure is resting on its proper left side, tail curved over the back. The spine shows a gentle, natural curve.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1564' rel='external'>Weight in the Form of a Bull</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Materials Cast Bronze

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Walters-AccNum 54.1564 tier-2
Walters-id 20227 tier-2

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