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Men Trussing an Ox
Men Trussing an Ox
c. 667–647 BC
Limestone
Overall: 38.4 x 55.6 cm (15 1/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.283
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Several attendants are trussing an ox in preparation for its ritual slaughter, either as a food offering to the deceased or as part of the funerary feast. It is probably a direct copy of an Old Kingdom relief.
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