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Ram-shaped Vesselearly 1st millenium B.C.

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Unglazed ceramic animal-form vessel with an oval body, four peg-like legs, a small modeled animal head at one end, and a cylindrical neck opening at the top
Ceramic effigy vessel with a large rounded body, three pointed legs, a flared neck spout, and a modeled animal head with a small hole at one side; unglazed gray-brown surface with visible repair lines.
Title
Ram-shaped Vessel
Place Made
Northern Iran
Date Made
early 1st millenium B.C.
Medium
Gray-black burnished ware
Dimensions
Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm); Length: 6 in. (15.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.198
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.