Summary
Marble sculpture of a sacred cow and a suckling calf. It was accessioned by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1883.
Physical 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.
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Acquisition Information
Donation (Probable) from Exhibition: 1880 International, Melbourne, 1880
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Place & Date Made
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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:
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne international exhibition 1880, Exhibition heritage
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Overall Dimensions
19 cm (Length), 5 cm (Width), 15.5 cm (Height)
