Description
The ribbed horn of an ibex (a type of wild goat) forms the handle of this vessel. Made for ritual use, liquid, perhaps oil, could be poured into the tail and out of the animal's mouth.
Exhibitions
In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1978.
Provenance
H. D. Motamed, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1960, by purchase.
Credit
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1960