Late Bronze Age I
"Zoomorphic Rattle"
Pottery zoomorphic rattle; White Painted VI ware; hand-made; two piercings represent eyes and clay pinched into points to represent ears; high vertical handle from top of head to shoulder; body elongated ovoid with pointed base; vertically shaved; traces of painted red band at neck and down body; fabric greenish white; two clay pellets inside to create rattle. Dimensions: Diameter: 5.60 centimetres; Height: 12.90 centimetres Object Type: rattle Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted VI (SCE type XIV a) Techniques: pierced; handmade; shaved; painted
Date
1650 - 1450 BC
Accession No.
1897,0401.1085
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Enkomi
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