Mural panels illustrating Egyptian Agriculture

Made:
1951 in Wandsworth
designer:
Ralph Stephenson Lavers

Sculpture. Mural panel illustrating Egyptian agriculture, by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, [1951]. Iron, forged using a unique process; [sight] 8x40 ft. First of a cyclorama frieze of three silhouette scenes of agricultural practice, commissioned for the Science Museum Agriculture Gallery; based on tomb drawings. Parts include digging sticks; man-drawn and ox-drawn ploughs; broadcast of seed

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1951-64
Materials:
iron, special forged process
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 2438 x 12192 mm
type:
sculpture and mural panel
credit:
J Starkie Gardner Limited