跪牛持带流瓶

伊朗

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这只小银牛身披饰有阶状纹的外衣,手捧一只带流瓶,展现出人与动物特征的奇妙融合。早期伊朗艺术中描绘的人形动物可能象征着自然力量,或是神话寓言中的主角。因为这尊塑像中空的腔体内装有几块卵石,所以它可能是在某种仪式中用来制造声响的器物。附着在这一器物上的布料痕迹表明这是一件葬器,或许是作为仪式的一部分。

Kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel, Silver, Proto-Elamite

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