Vase with a handle in the form of a human-headed bull protome
Not on view
These are sherds of faience vessels with incised decorations. They were excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. They were found in a structure interpreted as a sanctuary and were thus probably offerings to a god. Other faience vessels with similar designs but different shapes have been found at Susa, suggesting that they were made in Elam.
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