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Libation Vessel With Bull's Head, Early 1st millennium B.C.

Exhibited by Galerie Kevorkian

Material Bronze

Dimensions 12.5 x 16 x 38 cm

Place of Creation Northwest Iran, Gilan province, Marlik Civilization

Status Vetted

About the Work

This type of ritual vessel is characteristic of the northern and western regions of Iran, from the Caspian Sea to Elam. It appears to have served as a prototype for libation vessels crafted by potters.

Very few comparable examples are known, one of which belongs to the Barbier-Mueller Collection in Geneva (Inv. 241-60).

Provenance

Former M. Collection, New York and London, 1960s–1970s.
Collection K, Paris, since the early 1980’s (gift from the former)

Literature

Le Profane and le Divin – Arts de l’Antiquité – Fleurons du Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, 2008: p. 385.

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Galerie Kevorkian Libation Vessel With Bull's Head, Early 1st millennium B.C.

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