↗India · 1878
View from the Top of the Rock, looking over the native Town, Trichinopoly, India
Nicholas & Co.
John L. Severance Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization · c. 2800–2500 BCE
Jar with Four Ibex
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- c. 2800–2500 BCE
- Medium
- ceramic with black slip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
- Country / context
- Pakistan
- Movement / tradition
- South Asian arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- South Asian arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
Large numbers of ceramic vessels decorated with black slip have been found among the sophisticated urban settlements of South Asia's protohistoric Indus Valley civilization. The walls of this jar are so thin that it must have been created on a potter's wheel.The four male ibex have two curving horns of exaggerated length, and three hairs under the chin.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.Follow a connection.
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↗India, Mathura, Kushan period · 100s CE
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
Creator not recorded
↗Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · 1870s
Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers
Bourne & Shepherd
↗India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga period · c. 150 BCE
Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
Creator not recorded