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Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 18.8 x 23.9 x 10.6 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/16 x 4 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northwestern Iran
Date:
ca. 1350-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
Spouted vessel in the form of a humped bull, or zebu, rendered in simple stylized form. A pair of horns, roughly crescentic in shape, rise from the sides of the head. A pronounced ridge resembling the dewlap extends from beneath the muzzle to between the forelegs, and a corresponding ridge suggesting the tail curves down the hindquarters. Incised dots form a punctate pattern on either side of the front ridge. The legs are short stumps. The surfaces are reddish-brown and burnished.
Provenance:
To 1963
Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland. [1]
From 1963 to 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981), purchased from Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland. [2]
From 1966 to 1986
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. [3]
From 1986
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [4]
Notes:
[1] Purchased by Joseph H. Hirshhorn from Huber, Galerie Semiha, Zurich in 1963.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See document from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, object file, Collections Management Office.
[4] See object file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)
Galerie Semiha Huber
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:
S1986.499
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e5b69225-631c-4fc3-bf23-adf3f67a75cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.499