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Beaker with ibex motifs. del (Form (Uses lines and geometrical shapes…
Beaker with ibex motifs. 
Identification
Susa, Iran.
4,200-3,500 BCE.
Neolithic period, with domesticated plants/animals, settled communities with up to 2,000 inhabitants, and irrigation.
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Form
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Geometric shapes reflect the vessel: elongated bird necks relate to the vessel's verticality; round horns speak to the vessel's cylindrical shape.
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Large panels decorate the main part of the vessel. Meander panels divide these panels; may symbolize humanity's settlement by showing the borders of fields, villages, and watercourses.
Content
Centralized ibex (mountain goat) is reduced to simple, abstract shapes but still detailed (tail, beard)
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Context
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Made by hand, though some speculate it was made with a slow wheel.
Function
Funerary purpose
The deceased would receive bushel beakers upon a secondary burial, which indicated the city's prosperity.
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