Bird-Shaped Vessel
250 B.C.E.–224 C.E.
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Bird-Shaped Vessel, 250 B.C.E.–224 C.E.. Clay, slip, 7 1/16 × 10 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (18 × 26 × 12.5 cm) Weight: 1.8 lb. (0.81kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.23. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Bird-Shaped Vessel
Date
250 B.C.E.–224 C.E.
Period
Parthian Period
Geography
Place made: Iran
Medium
Clay, slip
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/16 × 10 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (18 × 26 × 12.5 cm) Weight: 1.8 lb. (0.81kg)
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
Accession Number
2015.65.23
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