#amlash

[bronzeageecho]

rhyton in the shape of a zebu bull | c. 1000 - 800 BCE | iran, neo-elamite period, amlash culture

in the indianapolis museum of art at newfields collection

[thatshowthingstarted]

AN AMLASH POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE,

Iran, Circa Early 1ST Milenium B.C.

18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) high

Courtesy: Christie's

[grandboute]

Idole steatopyge féminine en terre cuite IRAN, art amlash, circa deb. 1er mill av J.C

[keepingitneutral]

Near Easter Amlash Terracotta Zebu Rhyton, C.1000 BC,

Height 25.9 cm, depth 31cm,

Charles Ede, London

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Lion Hunting Cup. Date: 1100-1000 B.C. Place of origin: Northwestern Iran, Amlash Medium: Silver, raised, chased, repoussé.

[archaicwonder]

Amlash Pottery Bull Rhyton, Early 1st ML BC

[fishstickmonkey]

Female figurine

Northern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1000–800 B.C.

Place made: Iran

Terracotta

Princeton University Art Museum

[ashmoleanmuseum]

Vessel in the form of a zebu

This fired clay vessel in the form of a hump-backed bull (a zebu) was made around 3,000 years ago. Quite large (39cm long) it belongs to a ceramic tradition of north-western Iran known as the Amlash culture.

Similar vessels have been excavated from intact tombs in Iran in the shape of stags, rams and horses. They were clearly intended to be pourers but their exact function remains uncertain, although a ceremonial use is likely. 

You can see this, and others, on display in our Ancient Near East gallery on the ground floor.