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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl with Ibexes
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bowl with Ibexes

Possible OriginLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodIron Age III
Datelate 8th-7th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/4 in., 263 g (18 x 18 x 4.5 cm, 9 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.055
Label TextThis bronze bowl is composed of a short flaring neck and lobed body. The inside of the bowl is decorated with two rearing ibexes in repoussé within a roundel framed by three concentric circles of varying width. The musculature of the ibexes and their horns are beautifully detailed. Several bowls of this type were excavated at War Kabud and Chamzhi-Mumah in Luristan, and date to the late eighth – early 7th century BC.
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Archeologie - Objets de Fouilles (7 Juillet 1973), lot 71.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, July 7, 1973, lot 71. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art