Archaic II
Terracotta Figure Vessel
Terracotta figure decoration on a ceramic vessel in the form of a bull or ram. Ram or bull head, depicted with bulging eyes, added horns and tuft of hair, all placed within the hollow left by a carrination caused by the closed form opening towards the rim. The vessel may have been wheel-made. Light orange-yellow calcaric marl fabric with a cream slip. Dimensions: Height: 5.30 centimetres; Thickness: 4.90 centimetres; Width: 5 centimetres Object Type: figure; vessel Techniques: handmade; slipped; wheel-made (?)
Date
620 - 500 BC
Accession No.
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Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Naukratis
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