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Source Description
Legs of game boards or boxes made in the shape of the haunch of a standing bull placed on a high-ribbed plinth are well known in this period. This piece is peculiar: the hoof is that of a reclining animal. It is placed on a plain plinth, the musculature is completely stylized, and the muscles are not marked on the inside. All of these peculiarities make the piece suspect.
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Document identity
localId
33600
label
Animal Leg
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33600
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Animal Leg
description
Legs of game boards or boxes made in the shape of the haunch of a standing bull placed on a high-ribbed plinth are well known in this period. This piece is peculiar: the hoof is that of a reclining animal. It is placed on a plain plinth, the musculature is completely stylized, and the muscles are not marked on the inside. All of these peculiarities make the piece suspect.
provenance
MacGregor Collection [lot 678]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2680-2258 BCE (early Old Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
feet
fragments
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.2
height
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 1/2 in. (4.2 x 1.3 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
679cb6321a13905b