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Sculpture - Sacred Cow, India, Marble, circa 1883
Reg. No: ST 039781
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- Summary:
- Marble sculpture of a sacred cow and a suckling calf. It was accessioned by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1883.
- Description:
- Figure of a cow and a suckling calf on a base. The base and the two animals are carved from a single piece of white alabaster. On the underside of the base is a paper label with hand-written words in black ink, part of the label is lost. Both horns have been lost from the cow.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation (Probable) from Exhibition: 1880 International, Melbourne, 1880
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 15.5 cm (Height), 5 cm (Width), 19 cm (Length) |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibition heritage |
| Inscriptions: | Written in black ink on paper label on the underside of the base: INDIA/ REIPUTANA/ STONE MANUFACT... Written on the label in pencil: 10; 9/20/4 Written next to the label in black ink: |
| Place & Date Made: | India, by 1883 NGV Stockbook for date. |
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