The Ceramic Beaker From Susa Shows

Jan 3 2016 a decorated beaker from the prehistoric site at susa western iran.

The ceramic beaker from susa shows.

Partial answers have been provided but still a complete picture of what happened. 16 05 2013 beaker susa modern shush iran c. One of the most elegant designs in all prehistoric pottery. The decoration around the rim shows long necked wader birds in a formalised abstract design.

Nov 10 2014 ceramic beaker from susa persia modern shush iran c. Beaker from susa the coloring page above is based on a painted ceramic vessel from susa iran. Ibex of the firmament with the cross. Made about 4000 bc.

The walls are extremely thin and painted designs delicate and refined. The whole design is framed top and bottom by a series of dark bands of different thicknesses. Cone shaped it was made from coils of clay and is 11 1 4 inches 28 6 cm tall. Earthenware beaker susa iran c4000 bce beaker with.

This preview shows page 8 11 out of 18 pages. This pot comes from a cemetery at the foot of the susa acropolis where thousands of secondary burial places have been found each containing painted ceramic vases and a few metal objects. Ratings 100 2 2 out of 2 people found this document helpful. There can be little doubt that the complex patterns have an ancient prehistoric symbolism but it s full meaning is lost to us today.

It depicts an ibex a type of wild goat with long horns with huge horns. This painted earthenware beaker is from susa the first developed city on the iranian plateau. At the end of the neolithic period the potters of susa in present day iran produced great quantities of kiln fired yellow ceramic vessels in a variety of shapes. Apr 1 2017 lost ancient technologies the great pyramid of giza the serapeum of saqqara the inca walls the dendera light and the tri lobed disc who built them how and with what technology.

4000 bc ceramic painted in brown glaze paris mus e du louvre. Sep 4 2014 ibex beaker from ancient susa iran c 3800 bc. The central ibex goat design the bands of hounds and birds and the cereal grain motif in the center all reference agriculture and the domestication of animals which are key characteristics of the neolithic age the bronze and iron ages mark further stages in mankind s development. Susa a regional metropolis.

This cemetery dates back to the original settlement of susa in the late 5th and early 4th millennium bc. The central figure is a stylised ibex.