Archaic II

Terracotta Figure Vessel

Terracotta figure decoration on a ceramic vessel in the form of a bull or ram. Ram or bull head, depicted with bulging eyes, added horns and tuft of hair, all placed within the hollow left by a carrination caused by the closed form opening towards the rim. The vessel may have been wheel-made. Light orange-yellow calcaric marl fabric with a cream slip. Dimensions: Height: 5.30 centimetres; Thickness: 4.90 centimetres; Width: 5 centimetres Object Type: figure; vessel Techniques: handmade; slipped; wheel-made (?)