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Gazelle
Gazelle
Artist :
Anonyme
Material : Painted ivory, Wood
Acquisition : Gift of Edwards S. Harkness (1926)
XVIIIème dynastie
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Amenhotep III
Right - Ground Floor - Section 15
Item
5
on 49
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture (Statuette)
Area related
Egypte
Description
This delicate ivory gazelle stands on a wooden pedestal decorated to resemble the animal's semi-desert habitat. The ears have broken off and the horns, probably of another material, are missing.
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