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<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)
Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)
<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_right01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_right01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_back01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_back01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_back02.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_back02.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_bottom01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_bottom01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_front01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_front01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_left01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_left01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_right02.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_right02.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_top01.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_top01.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_top02.JPG)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_top02.JPG)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.324_back_bw.jpg)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.324_back_bw.jpg)

<em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.324_side_bw.jpg)

Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.324_side_bw.jpg)

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Figurine of a Calf (?)

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
  • Place Excavated: Kom al-Ahmar, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Predynastic Period, Naqada I to early Naqada II Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 09.889.324
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small rather crude figurine of dark, coarse pottery, representing a calf or hornless ox. (De Morgan: calf). All legs stumpy, but separate from each other. Eyes and muzzle very slightly indicated. Flanks protruding. Marked dewlap. Remains of light slip; no traces of paint. Probably a toy. Condition: Right legs missing.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Figurine of a Calf (?), ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)
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    <em>Figurine of a Calf (?)</em>, ca. 3800-3300 B.C.E. Terracotta, 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.324. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.324_threequarter01.JPG)

    TAGS

    3850-3300 B.C.E.
    calf
    coarse
    dark
    early Naqada II
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    eyes
    figurine
    hornless ox
    Kom el Ahmar
    muzzle
    Naqada I
    pottery
    predynastic
    sculpture
    separated legs
    settlement
    stumpy
    terracotta

    TAGS

    3850-3300 B.C.E.
    calf
    coarse
    dark
    early Naqada II
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    eyes
    figurine
    hornless ox
    Kom el Ahmar
    muzzle
    Naqada I
    pottery
    predynastic
    sculpture
    separated legs
    settlement
    stumpy
    terracotta

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