LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: cow

Plaque fragment with a cow and a suckling calf Ivory Northern Mesopotamia, excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Fort Shalmaneser, Rooms SW 11/12 Neo-Assyrian period, Syrian style, 9th-8th century BC Accession # 64.37.3 Suckling scenes such as this one are often found in scenes of daily life that emphasize fertility of the land and flocks. The Egyptian hieroglyph with this image means "be joyful." Dozens of similar plaques have been recovered at Nimrud, probably part of an elaborate piece of furniture. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta Rhyton (vase for libations or drinking) Greek, Attic, red-figure, ca. 460 BC Attributed to the Cow Head Group Youths and women Accession # 06.1021.203 The molded, figural part of the vase is in the shape of a cow's head. The meaning of these plastic vases is difficult to grasp. To some degree, the animal forms hark back to prototypes that came to Greece from the East. By the classical period, however, the criteria for selection probably included novelty and, it would seem, a contrast to the usual surroundings of an urban, Athenian symposiast (participant in a drinking party). Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Relief, Feeding Calves One of the most unusual scenes of daily life from el Amarna, this block depicts a herdsman thrusting his hand down the throat of a tethered cow. He may be force-feeding the animal or helping it digest its food. Above the cow we can see traces of three more animals and, at the far left, part of a much larger bovine, perhaps the mother cow. Medium: Limestone, painted Geographical Locations: Place made: Amarna, Egypt Place found: Hermopolis, Egypt Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period Dimensions: 9 1/16 x 21 1/4 in. (23 x 54 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 60.197.4 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3697/Relief...

Cow Copy after the famous bronze statue by Myron (460-440 BC) that, according to sources, once stood on the Athenian acropolis. From the Horti Tauriani, near the church of S. Eusebio (1875) Inventory # 921 Pentelic marble Text from the Capitoline Museum label.

Franz Marc. (German, 1880-1916). The World Cow. 1913. Oil on canvas, 27 7/8 x 55 5/8" (70.7 x 141.3 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May, and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Maremont (both by exchange) Text from: www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=78879

Round Swamp Road Old Bethpage, NY 11804 Old Bethpage Village Restoration provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th-century American village. The 209-acre village includes an assortment of homes, farms and businesses. Each October, the village hosts the Long Island Fair, a traditional county agricultural fair that draws tens of thousands of visitors, and through most of the year has a steady series of family-friendly events and exhibits, including old-time baseball tournaments. Old Bethpage Village Restoration came into existence in 1963, when Nassau County acquired the Powell property, a 165-acre farm located on the Nassau-Suffolk border. The acquisition of the land and the plan to develop a historic restoration were timely, as development on Long Island had taken its toll on the area's landmarks. In 1963, Plainview's historic Manetto Hill Methodist Church was the first structure to be saved and moved to the Powell property. Today, there are 51 historic buildings and seven reconstructions and the site encompasses 209 acres. Buildings are selected based on their architectural detail and historic significance. The goal is to establish a representative sampling of 19th-century structures. After buildings have been moved to the village, they are carefully restored to a specific point in their history, and the lives of the former occupants are thoroughly researched. Each structure is scrutinized for clues to its role in community life, and authentic hardware, shingles and glass sought - with the help of wills, deeds, and inventory lists - so the structures can beauthentically furnished ( in some cases with pieces original to the building). But the roots of Old Bethpage Village date back even further than the 19th century to the Dutch and English settlement of Long Island. During the 1640s, the colonial settlers in this area founded town "spots" that functioned as commercial and social centers where taverns, general stores and meeting houses were built. In addition to a centrally located town lot, each townsman received outlying fields to use for grazing livestock, growing crops, or harvesting firewood. By 1700, when the English had gained control of Long Island, townships controlled whatever land had not already been distributed, and the economy had expanded to include trades dependent on the sea as well as the land. Life remained quiet, unhurried and closely tied to nature. These patterns, evident well well into the 19th century, can be seen at Old Bethpage Restoration. Text from: www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/parks/WhereToGo/museums/c...