Bushel (Beaker) with ibex motifs4000 B.C.E. Susa Iran

Painted terra cotta (unglazed thin beaker from red clay)Ancient Near East

● Goat (ibex)● twisted perspective● Geometric symbols

● birds with long necks● reclined/running dog like animals● repetition & rhythm & movement

● abstract > representational● found among funerary objects in cemetery and was the only thing buried with bodies=

importance● no living areas found near site + no written word= not sure if it was used for everyday

purposes too

Function & Context

● Susa has fertile soil in river valley= shows animals + agriculture (as geometric lines) displayed on beaker

● religious= found on necropolis(place for dead) acropolis (hill/elevated city) mound

Prehistory Neolithic 6000-1000 BCENewgrange, Ireland

Works Cited "Bushel with Ibex Motifs." Khan Academy. Khan Academy, 2 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

Caubet, Annie, and Arnaud Prévotat. "Work Bushel with Ibex Motifs." Bushel with Ibex Motifs. Louvre, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.