Relief of a Herdsman and Oxen in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Relief of a Herdsman and Oxen


Creator: Roman (Sculptor)

Period: 1st century

Medium: Thasian marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.14

Measurements: 16 5/8 x 22 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (42.2 x 57.5 x 8.8 cm)

Geographies: Cape Vathy Quarry inThasos, Greece (Source of Materials)

Images made for Roman villas often romanticized the rural life of herdsmen and shepherds. This delicately carved relief depicts a herdsman leading two yoked oxen past a stylized tree.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/932/relief-of-a-herdsman-and-oxen/