Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A delightful hand-built pottery ram vessel, presenting with a thick, lengthy body supported by 4 short legs. Carrying a petite bowl upon its shoulders, the ancient beast gazes forwards from annular eyes above a projecting, square snout, all topped with an incised star motif between a pair of large horns that curve downwards. Likely intended as a toy for a child, the charming creature displays annular drill holes at the end of each leg, which would have held wheels, while the perforation on the goat's wattle was likely strung with a rope, allowing a child to pull the darling animal along with them wherever they went. Size: 7.75" L x 2.75" W x 4.5" H (19.7 cm x 7 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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#163864

Collection label on bottom. Missing wheels. Expected nicks and abrasions, as shown. Chip to rim of bowl and losses proper left horn. Otherwise, very nice with light earthen deposits throughout.