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Mouflon sheep marble sculpture,3rd-2nd millennium BC

Mouflon sheep marble sculpture, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. This reclining figure of a mouflon (a type of wild sheep) dates from the Mature Harappan period of around 2600 to 1900 BC. It is from the Indus Valley region and culture. Mouflon are from the highland regions of the Near East. This sculpture is a combination of closed outline with a minimum of incised detail that is characteristic of animal sculpture this period at the site of Mohenjo Daro. The function of these animal sculptures is unknown. This object is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA.
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Mouflon sheep marble sculpture,3rd-2nd millennium BC
Descripción:
Traducción automática: Escultura de mármol de oveja muflón, III-II milenio antes de Cristo. Esta figura reclinada de un muflón (un tipo de oveja salvaje) data del período Harappa maduro, alrededor del 2600 al 1900 a.C. Es de la región y la cultura del Valle del Indo. Los muflones son originarios de las regiones montañosas del Cercano Oriente. Esta escultura es una combinación de contorno cerrado con un mínimo de detalle inciso que es característico de la escultura animal de este período en el sitio de Mohenjo Daro. Se desconoce la función de estas esculturas de animales. Este objeto forma parte de las colecciones del Museo Metropolitano de Arte, Nueva York, EE.UU.
Mouflon sheep marble sculpture, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. This reclining figure of a mouflon (a type of wild sheep) dates from the Mature Harappan period of around 2600 to 1900 BC. It is from the Indus Valley region and culture. Mouflon are from the highland regions of the Near East. This sculpture is a combination of closed outline with a minimum of incised detail that is characteristic of animal sculpture this period at the site of Mohenjo Daro. The function of these animal sculptures is unknown. This object is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA.
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Album / Science Source / Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Tamaño imagen:
3645 x 2919 px | 30.4 MB
Tamaño impresión:
30.9 x 24.7 cm | 12.2 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)