Base Ring Bull Rhyton - image 1

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; applied pellets for eyes; circular hole for mouth of vessel on shoulder of bull, with strap handle from rim to rear of vessel; dewlap and tail moulded in relief; decorated with painted white stripes down body and head; thin, matt mottled brown slip; fabric medium brown with grey core; ends of horns missing; Dimensions: Height: 11.50 millimetres; Length: 16.70 centimetres; Width: 5.20 centimetres Object Type: rhyton Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: slipped; painted; handmade

Date

1450 - 1100 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1323

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi