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Giara decorata con figure di stambecchi

ca. 4000–3600 BCE
Not on view
Questo vaso ovoide, capolavoro dell’arte vasaria antica, presenta un disegno stilizzato, eppure non statico. Il profilo di uno stambecco, denominato anche ibice, si staglia in cima a una serie di sei fasce, che cingono la parte più larga della giara sottolineandone l’ampia circonferenza. La curvatura delle grandi corna dell’animale richiama la forma rotonda del vaso, come pure gli spazi arcuati disegnati dalle zampe. Linee verticali e motivi a zigzag si alternano ai lati dell’animale. Nel complesso, l’effetto artistico che ne risulta suggerisce un movimento dinamico rappresentato in modo raffinato.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Giara decorata con figure di stambecchi
  • Periodo: Periodo calcolitico
  • Data: ca. 3800-3700 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Iran
  • Materiale e tecnica: Ceramica dipinta
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 53 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, lascito di Joseph Pulitzer, 1959
  • Numero d'inventario: 59.52
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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