Keywords: Iranian - Ibex-Shaped Vessel - Walters 482228 - Three Quarter Left.jpg The ribbed horn of an ibex a type of wild goat forms the handle of this vessel Made for ritual use liquid perhaps oil could be poured into the tail and out of the animal's mouth ca 1000 BC ceramic cm 25 21 5 12 5 ; from nose to end cm 21 5 w accession number 48 2228 38788 H D Motamed New York Walters Art Museum 1960 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1960 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |