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Toro arrodillado sosteniendo una vasija de pico

ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Not on view
Esta figurita de plata, que exhibe una curiosa mezcla de elementos humanos y animales, representa un toro vestido con un ropaje decorado con cenefas de grecas cuyas patas sostienen una vasija de pico. Desde sus inicios, el arte iraní representó animales en posturas humanas, tal vez como símbolos de fuerzas naturales o como protagonistas de mitos o fábulas. El interior de la figura está hueco y contiene varios guijarros, lo que sugiere que se utilizaba como sonajero en ceremonias religiosas. Los vestigios textiles que se encontraron asociados a ella hacen pensar que fue deliberadamente enterrada, quizás como parte de un ritual.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Toro arrodillado sosteniendo una vasija de pico
  • Periodo: Periodo protoelamita
  • Fecha: ca. 3100–2900 a. C.
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Plata
  • Dimensiones: a. 16,3 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, legado de Joseph Pulitzer, 1966
  • Número de inventario: 66.173
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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