DRAG IMAGE TO ROTATE ARTWORK
Jug in the form of a bull
900 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
26.7 × 32.1 × 13.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1963
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
From sacred beings to loving companions, animals in Asian art can evoke devotional worship and symbolise wisdom and power, as well as attract good and bad fortune. Illustrating the significance of the natural world in everyday life, these works present the diversity of fauna and their associated meaning for different cultures in Asia.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Amlash, Gilan region, Iran
Accession Number
449-D5
Department
Antiquities
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Jug or rhyton in the form of a humped bull. Pinkish clay.