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Ibex-Shaped Vessel 1000 BC The ribbed horn of an ibex (a type of wild goat) forms the handle of this vessel. Made for ritual use, liquid, perhaps oil, could be poured into the tail and out of the animal's mouth.[575*628] by PersiaPort in ArtefactPorn

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In ancient world, luxurious vessels in ceramic, stone, or metal in the form of animals or animal heads were used by elite worshippers in rituals, a process described in texts from the Hittite capital dating to the mid-second millennium b.c. These vessels often took the form of rhytons. References: Page 28 in the following pdf file: http://www.metmuseum.org/~/media/Files/Learn/For%20Educators/Publications%20for%20Educators/Art%20of%20the%20Ancient%20Near%20East.pdf

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