Mesopotamian Terracotta Relief Plaque w/ Cow and Calf

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An mold-formed terracotta plaque of a rectangular form showing a charming relief scene of a large, left-facing cow in a walking pose with delineated legs, a raised head, a powerful body, and a bushy tail. Beneath the adult animal is a young calf attempting to feed from the udders of its mother. The zoomorphic presentation is covered in cream-hued slip and displayed within a raised border. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 4.875" W x 3.25" H (12.4 cm x 8.3 cm); 4.2" H (10.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s

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Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to peripheries, raised imagery, and verso, with softening to some zoomorphic details, a few stable fissures on the verso, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.