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A CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE BULL VESSEL
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A CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE BULL VESSEL

LATE BRONZE AGE, 1400-1200 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE BULL VESSEL
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1400-1200 B.C.
The long body with white painted decoration, the muzzle in the form of a spout, dewlap indicated below, a second aperture on back of neck with handle down centre back, with tall tapered horns, applied circular eyes and legs with pinched feet, one horn restored
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 200-202, pl. 232.

Old ink collection number "S.R. 40/37" on base. For a close parallel in the British Museum, cf. V. Tatton-Brown, Ancient Cyprus, London, 1987, pl. on title page.

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