“Bushel with Ibex motifs” 

Written By Emily Su

“Bushel with Ibex motifs” 

  • Susa, Iran

  • Artist: prehistoric people

  • 4,200-3,500 B.C.E (Prehistoric / Neolithic)

  • Material: Painted terracotta

Form: Color and lines used to create shapes of animals/clan symbols. 

Content: Birds, dogs, land settlements, goats, motifs.

Function: given to the deceased during a secondary burial. Among the funerary objects of the first inhabitants of Susa. On a secondary burial the deceased received bushels and other items.



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