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Source Description
Large numbers of ceramic vessels decorated with black slip have been found among the sophisticated urban settlements of South Asia's protohistoric Indus Valley civilization. The walls of this jar are so thin that it must have been created on a potter's wheel.The four male ibex have two curving horns of exaggerated length, and three hairs under the chin.
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161747
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Jar with Four Ibex
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161747
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object
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Jar with Four Ibex
description
Large numbers of ceramic vessels decorated with black slip have been found among the sophisticated urban settlements of South Asia's protohistoric Indus Valley civilization. The walls of this jar are so thin that it must have been created on a potter's wheel.The four male ibex have two curving horns of exaggerated length, and three hairs under the chin.
date
c. 2800–2500 BCE
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en
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Q60740223
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Ceramic
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
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Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization
accession
2001.1
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ceramic with black slip
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Jar with Four Ibex, c. 2800–2500 BCE. Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization. Ceramic with black slip; overall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.1
collection
Indian Art - Pakistan
didYouKnow
The long-horned ibex is at home in the Himalaya mountains, the source of the Indus River.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” April 4, 2001, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Czuma, Stanislaw. “Two Vessels from Ancient India,” <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> (December 2001): 6-7
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 6
citation
“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2000-2001.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em>, vol. 53, 2002, pp. 111–125.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 9, p. 114
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:24:28.775000
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161747
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art - Pakistan
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ceramic with black slip
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