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Recumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper
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About this work
An emaciated bull (or perhaps goat) lying on the ground, his legs tucked under in a resting position, may constitute a handle for this unusual object—likely a grater or scraper, judging from the perforated metal plate on its underside. The anatomically curious ridges across the neck and torso of the animal, as well as the large horned head turned perpendicular to the body, may have helped the owner grip the object while in use.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRecumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper, 700–500 BCE. Greece or Anatolia. Bronze with iron grating plate; overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); base: 7.6 x 4.3 cm (3 x 1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.37
