
Late Bronze Age II
Base-Ring Bull Rhyton
Terracotta bull rhyton in Base-Ring II ware; hand-made; elongated cylindrical body on short stump legs; strap handle on its back; pellet eyes and applied ears; ridge of clay along back showing the tail. Made of orange clay, grey core in places, with brown slip; white painted striped decoration; surface very worn; front right lower leg restored; tip of left horn and both ears chipped. Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres at head ; Length: 15.50 centimetres Object Type: rhyton Techniques: handmade; slipped
Date
1450 - 1150 BC
Accession No.
1898,1201.106
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Maroni