Late Bronze Age II
Base Ring Bull Rhyton
Pottery Base Ring II ware bull rhyton; hand-made; lower face forms tubular spout with hole through mouth; large applied pellets for eyes; circular hole for mouth of vessel on shoulder of bull, with basket handle from rim to rear of vessel; small applied ears below horns; applied tail and dewlap (now missing); very faint traces white painted decoration; traces of thin, matt mottled brown slip; fabric medium brown; horns and legs mended, tip of one horn missing. Dimensions: Height: 8.70 centimetres; Length: 11 centimetres; Width: 3.70 centimetres Object Type: rhyton Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; slipped; painted; applied
Date
1450 - 1100 BC
Accession No.
1897,0401.1240
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Enkomi
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