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Container in the form of a humped bull
Dateca. 1000 - 1 BCE
MakerIranian (
Persian
)
Label TextLines of pinched clay that indicate a tail and dewlap (loose skin hanging from the neck) interrupt the clean geometry of this striking container whose scooped-out muzzle forms a spout. The exaggerated hump affiliates this bull with the zebu family, cattle originally from the Indian subcontinent and bred across the Middle East during the Iron Age.
Object number60.39
Provenance[Khalil Rabenou, Persian Antiquities, New York]; purchased from Mr. Rabenou by Seattle Art Museum with funds from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 1960
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions8 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (21.27 x 10.48 cm)
L.: 11 1/2 in.
MediumPolished earthenware
Persian
12th to early 13th century
Object number: 38.139
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