Description
Large numbers of ceramic vessels decorated with black slip have been found among the sophisticated urban settlements of South Asia's protohistoric Indus Valley civilization. The walls of this jar are so thin that it must have been created on a potter's wheel.The four male ibex have two curving horns of exaggerated length, and three hairs under the chin.
Provenance
(Bodhicitta, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-2001); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2001-)
Accession Number
2001.1
Medium
ceramic with black slip
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund