Ceramic Beaker From Susa

Cone shaped it was made from coils of clay and is 11 1 4 inches 28 6 cm tall.

Ceramic beaker from susa.

Beaker from susa the coloring page above is based on a painted ceramic vessel from susa iran. The earthenware beaker from susa. The decoration around the rim shows long necked wader birds in a formalised abstract design. The whole design is framed top and bottom by a series of dark bands of different thicknesses.

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. The central figure is a stylised ibex. This neolithic clay beaker dates from about 5000 4000 bc. Reference url add tags comment rate.

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. One of the most elegant designs in all prehistoric pottery. Ancient susa is in modern day iran going back about 6 000 years to 4 000 b c e and we re looking at a beautiful beaker decorated with animal forms and geometric patterns. 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.

This cemetery dates back to the original settlement of susa in the late 5th and early 4th millennium bc. Ceramic beaker from susa iran. Home visual resources center digital image collection ceramic beaker from susa iran. To link to this object paste this link in email im or document to embed this object paste this html in website.

It depicts an ibex a type of wild goat with long horns with huge horns. Nov 10 2014 ceramic beaker from susa persia modern shush iran c. Sep 4 2014 ibex beaker from ancient susa iran c 3800 bc. Susa i style was very much a product of the past and of influences from contemporary ceramic industries in the mountains of western iran.

This painted earthenware beaker is from susa the first developed city on the iranian plateau. 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. Many of the surviving examples including the beaker illustrated here come from graves. Susa a regional metropolis.