Sujet
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel, c. 2500 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel, c. 2500 BC. Archaeologists call this kind of vessel "fire-flame," ka?en in Japanese, because their tops resemble flames. No one knows why the design was created, or what it actually represents. This example is remarkable for the amount that is original. It was recently determined that the bottom from a different vessel was used during its reconstruction, creating a false impression of its intended scale; it would have been about four inches shorter. Since their lower portions were set into holes in the ground during use, bases of pots like these often deteriorated.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F81_134
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
74,4Mo (4,3Mo) / 39,8cm x 46,8cm / 4697 x 5533 (300dpi)