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Spouted vessel in the shape of a bull
Near Eastern, Iranian
Iron Age
10th–8th century B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Amlash
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Length: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number61.381
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRhyton in shape of bull from Amlash. Red-ware with spots of black paint. Complete, but hump made up of numerous original fragments. Bull-shaped vessels of this type have been found in important tombs. Bulls were usually identified with a powerful god or with strength and male sexual potency.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Amlash. By 1961: Audrey M. Redwine collection, McLean, VA; 1961: purchased by the MFA from Audrey M. Redwine.
(Accession Date: May 10, 1961)
(Accession Date: May 10, 1961)