Ceramic vessel shaped like a boar, 5.7 in. (14.5 cm) high Proto-Elamite culture, south-western Iran, ca. 3100–2900 B.C. “ The body of the boar is hollow, with a small round rimmed opening atop the center of the back and a hole pierced through the... View high resolution

Ceramic vessel shaped like a boar, 5.7 in. (14.5 cm) high

Proto-Elamite culture, south-western Iran,  ca. 3100–2900 B.C.

The body of the boar is hollow, with a small round rimmed opening atop the center of the back and a hole pierced through the snout. The vessel could have been filled through the larger hole in the back while the smaller hole in the snout was held closed with a thumb, allowing the liquid to flow out once the snout was uncovered.

Source: Met Museum

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