Sujet
A man walks beside an ox which drags its traces along the ground
Légende
A man walks beside an ox which drags its traces along the ground, Another man or child sits astride the animals neck. The scene could be interpreted as an action picture in which one person is shown vaulting over the animal in a movement similar to Cretan bull fighting. The accentuated eyes are characteristic of Sumerian art. Mesopotamian Period : Protoliterate 3500 3000 BC. Uruk Material : Soapstone.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/British Museum, B.M.116729
Date
30 avr. 2004
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A18_047
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
26,4Mo (1,1Mo) / 30,5cm x 21,7cm / 3598 x 2565 (300dpi)