AN OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE AGRICULTURAL RELIEF FRAGMENT
AN OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE AGRICULTURAL RELIEF FRAGMENT

DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2200 B.C.

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AN OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE AGRICULTURAL RELIEF FRAGMENT
DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2200 B.C.
Depicting in the upper register a herdsman turning to put on the collar rein of a young bullock, figures on either side walking to the left, in the lower register a procession of five female estate-workers carrying baskets of food offerings, mounted
30 x 16 in. (76.2 x 42.5 cm.)

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