Title
The Kneeling Bull With Vessel
Hilonad
Price
Title
The Kneeling Bull With Vessel
Hilonad
Price
Inspired by the motifs of an ancient Persian Silver Artwork.
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2024 Aug 22
Price: 20 USDT
Original work
The Kneeling Bull With Vessel
Original work
The Kneeling Bull With Vessel
The Kneeling Bull With Vessel.
Period: Proto-Elamite
Date: ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Geography: Southwestern Iran
Culture: Proto-Elamite
Medium: Silver
This small silver bull, dressed in a robe adorned with a stepped pattern and holding a spouted vessel, intriguingly combines both human and animal features. Its broad neck transitions into distinctly human shoulders, which then narrow into arms ending in hooves. In Proto-Elamite art, depictions of animals in human-like poses were common, possibly representing natural forces or serving as characters in myths or fables. The exact purpose of this exquisite piece remains unclear, though traces of cloth attached to the figure suggest it may have been deliberately buried, perhaps as part of a ritual or ceremony.