COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
DMA_.1963.26
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DMA_.1963.26
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
northern Iran, Marlik (Amlash),
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northern Iran, Marlik (Amlash),
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
northern Iran, Marlik (Amlash),
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northern Iran, Marlik (Amlash),
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ram-Shaped Vessel
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Ram-Shaped Vessel
Title
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1350-1000 B.C.
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c. 1350-1000 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1350
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-1350
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-1000
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-1000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (19.05 x 26.988 x 10.478 cm.)
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Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (19.05 x 26.988 x 10.478 cm.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Dallas Museum of Art
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Dallas Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dallas, Texas, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1963.26
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1963.26
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase
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Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The rhyton is another example of a common ceramic type in the early Near East. Ram-headed rhytons, or drinking vessels originally based on animal horns, are common in the arts of northern Iran during the Late Bronze Age. This culture is called Marlik, after a tomb site in northern Iran, or more generally Amlash, after the town where such rhytons were first found. There are numerous other kinds of animals represented in Amlash ceramics, including horses, bulls, camels, monkeys, mountain sheep, and antelopes. Animal art was one of the finest creations of the nomadic people inhabiting the Iranian plateau. The Marlik tombs also included fine metal drinking vessels. The Dallas Museum of Art ceremonial clay drinking cup is related to similar sculptural vessels in bronze, silver, and gold from the Bronze Age and later; during the Achaemenid Persian period of the fifth century B.C. a number of spectacular examples occur. It is not surprising that twentieth-century abstract artists admired Amlash work when it first became widely known in Europe and America in the 1960s. The elegant linear abstraction of the Dallas Museum of Art vessel is breathtaking. Each part of the animal seems to be formed of one continuous curving shape. The ram's muzzle is extended in a fluid curve to form the spout of the rhyton. The only other detail described is the pair of horns, which curve forward to echo the lines of the ram's body. The tail and eyes are lightly indicated by incised circles."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 31
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The rhyton is another example of a common ceramic type in the early Near East. Ram-headed rhytons, or drinking vessels originally based on animal horns, are common in the arts of northern Iran during the Late Bronze Age. This culture is called Marlik, after a tomb site in northern Iran, or more generally Amlash, after the town where such rhytons were first found. There are numerous other kinds of animals represented in Amlash ceramics, including horses, bulls, camels, monkeys, mountain sheep, and antelopes. Animal art was one of the finest creations of the nomadic people inhabiting the Iranian plateau. The Marlik tombs also included fine metal drinking vessels. The Dallas Museum of Art ceremonial clay drinking cup is related to similar sculptural vessels in bronze, silver, and gold from the Bronze Age and later; during the Achaemenid Persian period of the fifth century B.C. a number of spectacular examples occur. It is not surprising that twentieth-century abstract artists admired Amlash work when it first became widely known in Europe and America in the 1960s. The elegant linear abstraction of the Dallas Museum of Art vessel is breathtaking. Each part of the animal seems to be formed of one continuous curving shape. The ram's muzzle is extended in a fluid curve to form the spout of the rhyton. The only other detail described is the pair of horns, which curve forward to echo the lines of the ram's body. The tail and eyes are lightly indicated by incised circles."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 31
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
DMA_.1963_26.tif
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DMA_.1963_26.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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