Base Ring Bull Rhyton, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, Base Ring II
Base Ring Bull Rhyton, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, Base Ring II, c. 1450–1100 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.866.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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; originally applied pellets for eyes, now missing; short concave neck with flaring rim on shoulder of bull, with strap handle from rim to rear of vessel; dewlap and tail moulded in relief; decorated with painted white stripes at front and rear and hatched rectangles down body; thin matt brown slip; fabric medium brown with grey core; tips of horns missing. Dimensions: Height: 11.20 centimetres; Length: 13.70 centimetres; Width: 4.70 centimetres Object Type: rhyton; askos Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: painted; handmade; slipped

Accession No.

1897,0401.866

Collection

Provenance

  • Enkomi

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