H x W x D: 14.9 x 6.6 x 6.6 cm (5 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
20th century forgery in the style of the Achaemenid period (550-330 BCE)
Description:
Small drinking vessel in the form of a ram's head; at other end, slightly flared opening whose rim bears a lotus and palmette pattern in repoussé.
Slightly flared nostrils; eyes outlined without indication of pupils; horns, rendered with parallel wavy lines, curl behind ears and protrude from the vessel wall. Hatched lines along front ends of horns.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)