Terracotta bull - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Terracotta bull

Several bull figurines of Base-Ring Ware have been found, mainly in sanctuaries but also in tombs. They date from the Late Cypriot IIC-III periods. They should be distinguished from the Base-Ring Ware rhyta (zoomorphic vases) of the same period, which are found in tombs. Some Base-Ring Ware bull figurines were also found in the Levant. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Date

1450 - 1200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1380

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 392, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 23, pp. 28, 252, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.