Masterpieces from a lost kingdom
Masterpieces from a lost kingdom
This humped bull with gold earrings in its pierced ears is actually a vase whose spout is formed by the animal's muzzle. A red pottery figurine, 3,000 years old, it was found in northern Iran when archaeologists uncovered the royal cemetery of Marlik, a long-forgotten kingdom. Marlik's tombs yielded a remarkable collection of funerary objects, including ritual vessels and figurines, ornaments and jewellery, and pottery of all kinds.