Base Ring Bull Rhyton

Base Ring Bull Rhyton

Description:

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 mid body; dewlap and tail moulded in relief; legs shaped by shaving excess clay; decorated with painted white stripes down body and head; thin, matt dark purple-brown slip; fabric medium brown with grey core; horns, ears and end of mouth missing.


Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres; Length: 15.90 centimetres; Width: 5.30 centimetres


Object Type: rhyton


Ware: Base Ring Ware


Series: Base Ring II


Techniques: handmade; slipped; painted; shaved; applied

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1100 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1176