Base Ring Bull Rhyton - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Bull Rhyton

Hand-made terracotta bull rhyton in Base-Ring II pottery; strap handle on its back; applied ears, pellet eyes and tails; long body and prominent dew-lap; orange clay with brown slip and creamy white painted striped decoration; clay shaved with a tool; both horns and one ear missing; nose chipped. Dimensions: Height: 11 centimetres at head ; Length: 16.70 centimetres Object Type: askos Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; painted; slipped; applied; shaved

Date

1400 - 1200 BC

Accession No.

1898,1201.175

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni