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Early Dynastic Period
Chairs and beds belonging to the elite sometimes stood on legs that emulated the lower limbs of lions or bulls. The example seen here is modeled after the hind leg of a bull.
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Title: Bull's leg
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Date: ca. 2960–2770 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 15 × W. 4.4 × D. 8.9 cm (5 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1162.2
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