Saturday, March 1, 2014

Human Figured Pottery Vessel- Iran - 2nd millennium BC


I took these photos recently in the Museum of Ancient Iran. Many people are aware of Woman of Willendorf, which is a statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made around 25,000 BC in Europe. This remarkable item has similar attributes which was found in Northeastern Iran years ago. It seems for ancient people, woman's body was sacred. There are Similar objects that I will share later. The following information were printed out on the card:

 Human Figured Pottery Vessel
 2nd millennium BC
 Golestan Province, Iran.