A PARTHIAN THERIOMORPHIC POTTERY VESSEL
A PARTHIAN THERIOMORPHIC POTTERY VESSEL

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A PARTHIAN THERIOMORPHIC POTTERY VESSEL
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Of burnished brown fabric, the ovoid body with a spout in the form of an ibex, the large backward-curving horns joined to the sides of a small jar rising from animal's shoulders, the ibex with pellet eyes, partially-ridged horns, and a ridged collar, the legs folded below in shallow relief
7½ in. (19 cm.) long
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1950s.

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