The Ceramic Beaker From Susa Shows

4000 bc ceramic painted in brown glaze paris mus e du louvre.

The ceramic beaker from susa shows.

Researchers and philosophers from past and present have long questioned the origins of these amazing artifacts. One of the most elegant designs in all prehistoric pottery. The walls are extremely thin and painted designs delicate and refined. Many of the surviving examples including the beaker illustrated here come from graves.

Sep 4 2014 ibex beaker from ancient susa iran c 3800 bc. Ibex of the firmament with the cross. It depicts an ibex a type of wild goat with long horns with huge horns. Beaker from susa the coloring page above is based on a painted ceramic vessel from susa iran.

There can be little doubt that the complex patterns have an ancient prehistoric symbolism but it s full meaning is lost to us today. Jan 3 2016 a decorated beaker from the prehistoric site at susa western iran. 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.

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. The central figure is a stylised ibex. Earthenware beaker susa iran c4000 bce beaker with. Made about 4000 bc.

16 05 2013 beaker susa modern shush iran c. 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. This cemetery dates back to the original settlement of susa in the late 5th and early 4th millennium bc. Nov 10 2014 ceramic beaker from susa persia modern shush iran c.

This preview shows page 8 11 out of 18 pages. The whole design is framed top and bottom by a series of dark bands of different thicknesses. This painted earthenware beaker is from susa the first developed city on the iranian plateau. This neolithic clay beaker dates from about 5000 4000 bc.

Partial answers have been provided but still a complete picture of what happened. Cone shaped it was made from coils of clay and is 11 1 4 inches 28 6 cm tall.