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Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 21.3 x 26.6 x 11.8 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/2 x 4 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northern Iran
Date:
ca. 1350-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
Vessel in the form of a humped bull. The body is approximately barrel-shaped. A pair of crescentic horns rise up from the sides of the head, below which are eyes indicated by round perforations. The animal's mouth forms the open, troughlike spout of the vessel. The legs are thin and of relatively uniform thickness from body to foot. The surfaces of the vessel are incrusted.
Provenance:
To 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]
From 1966 to 1986
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. [2]
From 1986
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [3]
Notes:
[1] See document from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, object file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1. See also object file, Collections Management Office.
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:
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number:
S1986.500
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/ye3351ef4ed-0f0d-49d8-83dc-532c2e5c1d12
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.500