Base Ring Bull Figurine - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Bull Figurine

Hand-made terracotta hollow bull figurine in Base-Ring II pottery; applied ears, pellet eyes and tail; long prominent dew-lap; grey clay with no sign of slip or paint; clay shaved with a tool; small incision in genital region is probably damage during production. Dimensions: Height: 5.50 centimetres at head ; Length: 9 centimetres Object Type: figure Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; shaved; painted

Date

1400 - 1200 BC

Accession No.

1898,1201.144

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni