Vessel in the shape of an animal

Object Details

• Description

  Earthenware vessel in the shape of a horned animal (bull?). The body is oblong, with two short, stubby hind legs and two long front legs. The neck is very long, and ends with a triangular-shaped, pinched head. The open mouth of the animal serves as a spout. A ridge extends down the back of the body and forms a tail at the rear. Red-brown clay.

• Provenance

  To 1965

  Galerie Israel, Tel Aviv, to 1965 [1]

  From 1965 to 1996

  Frank and Joan Mount, Alexandria, VA, purchased from Galerie Israel in 1965

  From 1996

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Frank and Joan Mount in 1996

  Notes:

  [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Galerie Israel

  Frank and Joan Mount

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Joan and Frank Mount

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Name

  Galerie Israel, Mount, Frank and Joan

• Topic

  Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Bulls, Ceramics

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)