Donor: Alfred Emerson / Culture or time period: Ancient Near East / Loans: S1971-1972 #62: Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Univ.) (January 10, 1972–April 4, 1972) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Donor Alfred Emerson Culture or time period Ancient Near East Loans S1971-1972 #62: Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Univ.) (January 10, 1972–April 4, 1972)

Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-263, described as Askos; Legless, globular, “duck” shaped body; open, tubular side spout; stag head, with flat face, conical nose; antlers in front of top opening; high basket handle from rim to back; rounded knob-like tail; three button-like bosses. Incised linear decoration on body and handle consists of short, parallel slanting strokes & groups of three dots. Tip broken and missing from left antler, most of right antler missing, surface abrasion.

Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-264, described as Askos: “Duck”-shaped vessel with pedestal foot, slotted front and rear; oval body, broad back, short cylindrical neck with cut-away spout; slightly curved handle from rim to back; goiter-like projection at front of neck base. Incised linear decoration all over body, on neck, and handle; of parallel lines, strokes and zig-zags. Tip of spout broken and missing, tail broken, part missing, horizontal crack on rim right side. Surface abrasion. Preserved.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull figurine, accession number 8-261, described as Figurine (Bull), Fat globular body with wide tubular mouth opening; pierced holes for eyes and nostrils, two horns (one broken off); four legs with knees, hocks and cloven hoof indicated. Tail an extension of ridge along back, ridge has one lug hole; male sex indicated. Incised linear decoration flanking ridge and around neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 8-3281, described as Figurine, female, nude. "Bird-like" face, frontal schematized form with long neck, loop arms with hands at waist. Necklace, fingers, pubic triangle indicated by incised lines. Eyes, breasts, and navel indicated by applied pellets of clay. Ears perforated for earrings (now lost). Flat head, beak like nose. Height: 20.9 cm.