Ceramic Beaker From Susa

Many of the surviving examples including the beaker illustrated here come from graves.

Ceramic beaker from susa. Reference url add tags comment rate. This cemetery dates back to the original settlement of susa in the late 5th and early 4th millennium bc. The central figure is a stylised ibex. At the end of the neolithic period the potters of susa in present day iran produced great quantities of kiln fired yellow ceramic vessels in a variety of shapes.

The recurrence in close association of vessels of three types a drinking goblet or beaker a serving dish and a small jar implies the consumption of three types of food apparently thought to be as. Sep 4 2014 ibex beaker from ancient susa iran c 3800 bc. The whole design is framed top and bottom by a series of dark bands of different thicknesses. To link to this object paste this link in email im or document to embed this object paste this html in website.

It depicts an ibex a type of wild goat with long horns with huge horns. Cone shaped it was made from coils of clay and is 11 1 4 inches 28 6 cm tall. Susa a regional metropolis. The pyramids of egypt are among the world s best known examples of temple architecture.

The earthenware beaker from susa the engraved ochre from blombos cave the paintings at chauvet caeve. Ceramic beaker from susa iran. Beaker from susa the coloring page above is based on a painted ceramic vessel from susa iran. This pot comes from a cemetery at the foot of the susa acropolis where thousands of secondary burial places have been found each containing painted ceramic vases and a few metal objects.

So 6 000 years ago this is right at the cusp of the neolithic and the historical era just before the great cities of mesopotamia rise. Home visual resources center digital image collection ceramic beaker from susa iran. Ancient susa is in modern day iran going back about 6 000 years to 4 000 b c e and we re looking at a beautiful beaker decorated with animal forms and geometric patterns. One of the most elegant designs in all prehistoric pottery.

The central ibex goat design the bands of hounds and birds and the cereal grain motif in the center all reference agriculture and the domestication of animals which are key characteristics of the neolithic age the bronze and iron ages mark further stages in mankind s development. The earthenware beaker from susa. The decoration around the rim shows long necked wader birds in a formalised abstract design. Susa i style was very much a product of the past and of influences from contemporary ceramic industries in the mountains of western iran.