Stag-shaped vessel
Unknown Artist
ca. late 1st millennium BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 11/16 × 4 1/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.5 × 10.5 × 24.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Vessels
Culture & Period
Parthian · Parthian
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1960
Accession Number
60.61.1
Tags
About this artwork
This Stag-shaped vessel dating to ca. late 1st millennium BCE exemplifies the artistic traditions of Parthian, Parthian, Northern Iran. Created in ceramic, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of Parthian, Parthian, Northern Iran artisans. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Ancient Near Eastern Art, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. The work's 7 11/16 × 4 1/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.5 × 10.5 × 24.3 cm) a...