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Terracotta vase in the form of a bull, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot zoomorphic vessel, Base Ring ware
Terracotta vase in the form of a bull, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, Base Ring ware, c. 1450–1200 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.826.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age II

Terracotta vase in the form of a bull

The quality of Base Ring Ware deteriorated in the Late Cypriot II period but new shapes were introduced, especially vessels in the form of animals, of which the bull was most common. Overall: 4 7/8 x 6 11/16 in. (12.4 x 16.99 cm)

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figure-vessel
Ware
Base Ring ware
Shape
Special and ritual vesselsZoomorphic vessel
Motif
Bull and cattle
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot II
Date
1450 - 1200 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.826, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 334
  • Karageorghis 2000, no. 63

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