Bird-Shaped Vessel
250 B.C.E.-224 C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Ancient Iranian Ceramics
These ceramics demonstrate ancient Iranian artists’ interest in creating containers and other ritual instruments in the shape of mammals or birds. This tradition was of incredible duration, stretching back to about 3000 B.C.E. of the Neolithic period and lasting as late as the sixth century C.E. These shapes relate Iranian art to the customs of neighboring regions of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Central Asia where animal art also played an integral role.
These ceramics demonstrate ancient Iranian artists’ interest in creating containers and other ritual instruments in the shape of mammals or birds. This tradition was of incredible duration, stretching back to about 3000 B.C.E. of the Neolithic period and lasting as late as the sixth century C.E. These shapes relate Iranian art to the customs of neighboring regions of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Central Asia where animal art also played an integral role.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, slip
- Locations
- Place made: Iran
- Period
- Parthian Period
- Dimensions
- 7 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 15/16 in. (18 x 26 x 12.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 2015.65.23
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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