The importance of cows in Hindu culture, and their association with Krishna during his life among the gopis (milkmaids), adds layers of cultural meaning to this seemingly ordinary scene. A calf is kept beside the cow to encourage her milk production, a practice which is also recorded in the art of ancient Egypt.
Milking scenes from the Temple of Ninhursag, - Tell al Ubaid, c. 2400 B.C.
Egypt
- Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara.
Necropolis. Private funerary mastaba of Kagemni. Old Kingdom, 6th
Dynasty. Great Hall. Relief of agricultural works. Workers and cow
Everyday Scene in Ancient Bharata... Bhartiya culture reflect in Egypt....
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