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Bushel with ibex motifs

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

This beautiful pot was created over 5,000 years ago, and its decoration echoes its shape.

Bushel with ibex (mountain goat) motifs, 4200–3500 B.C.E., painted terra-cotta, 28.90 x 16.40 cm, necropolis, Susa I period, from the acropolis mound, Susa, Iran (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

Additional resources:

Bushel with ibex motifs at the Louvre

Ancient Near East: cradle of civilization

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Bushel with ibex motifs, detail of "baseball stiching"

Bushel with ibex motifs

Bushel with ibex motifs from left

Bushel with ibex motifs behind two bowls

Bushel with ibex motifs, looking down

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail of top

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail with dog

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail with dogs and birds

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail with front of Ibex

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail with body of Ibex

Bushel with ibex motifs, detail with Ibex

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Bushel with ibex motifs," in Smarthistory, December 14, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/bushel-with-ibex-motifs/.