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Vessel with bull's head and double globular body

Date250–50 BC
MediumCeramic: orange body with coarse grit, red paint
Dimensions9 3/8 × 10 1/16 × 5 1/2 inches (23.8 × 25.6 × 14 cm)
CultureIran
PeriodParthian period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Terms
  • Ceramics
  • Ceramic
  • Paint
  • Iranian
Object number2014.024.012
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