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Tinaja decorada con cabras montesas

ca. 4000–3600 BCE
Not on view
Obra maestra de la alfarería primitiva, esta tinaja de gran tamaño incorpora una decoración estilizada pero no estática. Una banda horizontal de seis líneas rodea su parte más ancha y acentúa su rotundidad; sobre ella se yergue una cabra montés o íbice, representada de perfil. Las curvas de los exagerados cuernos de la cabra, así como los espacios curvilíneos entre sus patas, se hacen eco de la forma circular de la tinaja. A ambos lados bandas verticales de líneas zigzagueantes, en alternancia con líneas rectas, enmarcan al animal. En su conjunto, los elementos decorativos evocan movimiento y dinamismo con gran sofisticación.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Tinaja decorada con cabras montesas
  • Periodo: Periodo calcolítico
  • Fecha: ca. 3800–3700 a. C.
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Cerámica pintada
  • Dimensiones: a. 53 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, legado de Joseph Pulitzer, 1959
  • Número de inventario: 59.52
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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