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Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 22.2 x 13.6 x 35 cm (8 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 13 3/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northwest Iran
Date:
ca. 1400-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
Spouted Vessel in the form of a humped bull, or zebu. Shape is elongated with short, stubby legs, a large rounded behind and high rounded hump. A trough-like spout makes up the mouth and nose. The neck and humped shoulder rise up in a single broad, curving shape to a conical point behind the head whose muzzle is drawn out into a long beaklike spout. A pair of round, approximately crescentic, horns rise from the sides of the head. At the base of each horn is a pierced projection depicting an ear. A round ridge suggesting the dewlap runs from beneath the muzzle to between the forelegs, and a corresponding ridge suggesting the tail curves down the hindquarters. Surface is covered with dirt, deposits, stains and considerable restoration material. Earthenware, burnished.
Provenance:
To 1966
Galerie Israel, Tel Aviv, to 1966 [1]
From 1966 to 1995
Frank and Joan Mount, Alexandria, VA, purchased from Galerie Israel in 1966
From 1995
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Frank and Joan Mount in 1995
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner:
Galerie Israel
Frank and Joan Mount
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
bull  Search this
Iron Age I (ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE)  Search this
Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)  Search this
Iran  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joan and Frank Mount
Accession Number:
S1995.128
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a63a46ab-ffa1-42cd-8acd-592ae5a99ae1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1995.128