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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.328
Title
Zoomorphic Vessel
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1100-500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177399

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Buff pottery
Dimensions
16.51 x 22.86 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Offered by Ms. Ann B. Goodman. This vessel has been in the donor's collection since the 1960s.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ann B. Goodman, 1953
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.328
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Ceramic vessel in the shape of a short-eared and long-muzzled animal on four wheels held in place by two metal pins running perpendicular to the body for front and hind wheels. Metal pins are probably not original. The hollow body of vessel/animal is long and cylindrical with neck, head, and muzzle extending from one end which forms the container opening. Located just under the neck is a small protrusion with indications that a cord may have been strung through to pull the wheeled vessel. Small round opening at top center of the cylindrical body and simple decorative pairs of incised lines.

Verification Level

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