Reclining mouflon
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- L. 28 cm
- Origin
- Indus
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Anonymous Gift and Rogers Fund, 1978
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The image clearly depicts a horned reclining animal, identified in the museum title as a mouflon; the catalog subject is Animals.
Styles and Movements
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Figurative Sculpture Both · 95%
The represented animal is modeled as a recognizable figurative form rather than an abstract shape; the catalog identifies the object as sculpture.
Visual Qualities
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Single Object Visual · 98%
The photograph presents one self-contained animal sculpture against an otherwise empty background.
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Smooth Surface Visual · 88%
The sculpture is formed from broad, rounded, smoothed volumes, although the surface is visibly weathered and pitted.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The object is a three-dimensional animal sculpture, and the museum classifies it as Sculpture.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the work to ca. 2600–1900 BCE, placing it within the broad category of Ancient Art.
Geographic Regions
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South Asian Art Metadata · 86%
The museum records the place of origin as Indus, supporting a South Asian geographic association without implying a more specific cultural attribution.
Materials
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Marble Both · 99%
The catalog identifies marble as the medium. The image shows a pale, stone-like carved surface with mottled coloration and wear.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Reclining mouflon. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.