Model Ox
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

78-Model Ox

Title Model Ox
Era Egyptian, Late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom, ca.2300–1819 BCE
Medium Wood, paint
Credit Gift of the Georges Ricard Foundation. 2018.010.233

Butchery scenes are frequently found in burials from the late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom. In the Middle Kingdom, they are combined with brewing and baking scenes.

The model ox was crafted from several pieces of wood secured with wooden dowels. It was painted in a piebald pattern with black patches on a white ground. Originally, the ox lay or was trussed on the floor of a butchery scene model. Often a human figure crouched or stood over the ox, preparing to slaughter it.

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Model Ox
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University