Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Ware Bull Rhyton

Pottery Base Ring II ware bull rhyton; hand-made; lower face forms tubular spout with hole through mouth; applied pellets for eyes (one missing); circular hole with rim for mouth of vessel on shoulder of bull, with strap handle from rim to mid back; dewlap and tail moulded in relief; legs shaped by shaving excess clay; traces of painted white stripes down body; thin, mottled brown slip, very worn but originally lightly burnished; fabric medium brown with grey core; both horns, ears and half of one leg missing. Dimensions: Height: 12.90 centimetres; Length: 18.40 centimetres; Width: 6.40 centimetres Object Type: rhyton Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; slipped; painted; applied; shaved; burnished