Statue of an elephant
ca. 305 BC–AD 337
African elephants were still found in Upper Egypt during the Old Kingdom, but there after only in Nubia. By the beginning of the New Kingdom they had probably been driv en further south. There are representations, however, that show elephants were brought to Egypt from Syria. Hunting elephants was a royal prerogative.
African elephants were still found in Upper Egypt during the Old Kingdom, but there after only in Nubia. By the beginning of the New Kingdom they had probably been driv en further south. There are representations, however, that show elephants were brought to Egypt from Syria. Hunting elephants was a royal prerogative.
Time:
ca. 305 BC–AD 337
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Alexandria (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Rose granite
Dimensions:
L 127cm, B 48 cm, H 73,5 cm (exkl. Sockel), G 733 kg (inkl. Sockel)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5792
Provenance
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection
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