http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1030891/resize%3Aformat%3DfullVessel in the form of a hareabout 6400–5900 B.C.GypsumThis may be the oldest work of art in the Museum's collections. Although its function and place of origin are unknown, a nearly identical vessel was excavated in 1978 at the Neolithic village site of Bouqras, on the Euphrates River in Syria, which was radio-carbon dated to about 6400 BC.Vessels18.4100000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/155968/rdf