Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Bull Rhyton

Pottery Base Ring II ware bull rhyton; hand-made; lower face forms tubular spout with hole through mouth; large applied pellets for eyes; circular hole for mouth of vessel on shoulder of bull, with basket handle from rim to rear of vessel; small applied ears below horns; applied tail and dewlap (now missing); very faint traces white painted decoration; traces of thin, matt mottled brown slip; fabric medium brown; horns and legs mended, tip of one horn missing. Dimensions: Height: 8.70 centimetres; Length: 11 centimetres; Width: 3.70 centimetres Object Type: rhyton Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; slipped; painted; applied