- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Vessel in the shape of a bull, with a bulbous body and narrow waist, tubular opening in the center of the back connected to a short handle, and a smaller opening on the chest for pouring. Modern restoration of all four legs, horns, and part of rim.
- Label
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Animal-shaped vessels, often provided with a pouring spout, are among the most characteristic and long-lived creations of ancient Iranian artisans. With their lustrous gray or copper-colored surfaces, they were probably made to imitate costlier metal vessels.
- Published References
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- Ann C. Gunter. The Art of Eating and Drinking in Ancient Iran. vol. 1, no. 2 New York. p. 12, fig. 4.
- Ann C. Gunter. Ancient Iranian Drinking Vessles. vol. 18, no. 9 Hong Kong, September 1987. p. 39, fig. 2.
- Trudy S. Kawami. Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. New York, 1992. cat. 161, p. 225.
- Collection Area(s)
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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