-Use of potter’s wheel?? -Thin walls of the pot -Frieze of stylized aquatic birds on top -Stylized running dogs with long narrow bodies right below the top frieze -Oversized horns -Abstract stylized motif(does not look like pictures of natural objects) -In the middle of the horns is a clan symbol of family ownership
--Found near a burial site, but not with human remains -Found with hundreds of baskets, bowls, and metallic items -perhaps the image identifies the deceased as belonging to a particular group or family. -Innovation: The potter’s wheel??? -Made in Southwestern Iran, Susa
-Assumed?? -was buried with the dead in Susa
Context
--Up for debate whether a potter’s wheel was used or not. Some argue that it does not have the perfection that a wheel gives you, while others say it could have been a slow wheel. -The long necks of the birds highlight the verticality of the vessel and the roundness of the horns highlight the cylindrical shape of the vessel. -The motif inside of the goat's horns is hypothesized to be the artist's signature or a topographical/clan symbol that identifies the vase and owner.