Ceramic Beaker From Susa

This neolithic clay beaker dates from about 5000 4000 bc.

Ceramic beaker from susa.

Many of the surviving examples including the beaker illustrated here come from graves. It depicts an ibex a type of wild goat with long horns with huge horns. Cone shaped it was made from coils of clay and is 11 1 4 inches 28 6 cm tall. The recurrence in close association of vessels of three types a drinking goblet or beaker a serving dish and a small jar implies the consumption of three types of food apparently thought to be as.

To link to this object paste this link in email im or document to embed this object paste this html in website. Ceramic beaker from susa iran. At the end of the neolithic period the potters of susa in present day iran produced great quantities of kiln fired yellow ceramic vessels in a variety of shapes. Sep 4 2014 ibex beaker from ancient susa iran c 3800 bc.

Nov 10 2014 ceramic beaker from susa persia modern shush iran c. Home visual resources center digital image collection ceramic beaker from susa iran. Reference url add tags comment rate. Beaker from susa the coloring page above is based on a painted ceramic vessel from susa iran.

One of the most elegant designs in all prehistoric pottery. This cemetery dates back to the original settlement of susa in the late 5th and early 4th millennium bc. The central ibex goat design the bands of hounds and birds and the cereal grain motif in the center all reference agriculture and the domestication of animals which are key characteristics of the neolithic age the bronze and iron ages mark further stages in mankind s development. So 6 000 years ago this is right at the cusp of the neolithic and the historical era just before the great cities of mesopotamia rise.

The decoration around the rim shows long necked wader birds in a formalised abstract design. Susa a regional metropolis. This pot comes from a cemetery at the foot of the susa acropolis where thousands of secondary burial places have been found each containing painted ceramic vases and a few metal objects. The central figure is a stylised ibex.

The pyramids of egypt are among the world s best known examples of temple architecture. The earthenware beaker from susa the engraved ochre from blombos cave the paintings at chauvet caeve. The whole design is framed top and bottom by a series of dark bands of different thicknesses. This painted earthenware beaker is from susa the first developed city on the iranian plateau.