Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 200, pl. 230.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 200, pl. 230.
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LATE BRONZE AGE, 1450-1200 B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE JUG WITH BUCRANIAL SIDE SPOUT
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1450-1200 B.C.
The rounded body with side spout in the form of a bull's head, with dewlap indicated below and tall pointed horns, a cylindrical aperture behind connected to the side spout by single loop handle, white painted linear decoration, the body tapered to flaring ring base, one horn restored
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1450-1200 B.C.
The rounded body with side spout in the form of a bull's head, with dewlap indicated below and tall pointed horns, a cylindrical aperture behind connected to the side spout by single loop handle, white painted linear decoration, the body tapered to flaring ring base, one horn restored
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Exhibited
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1985.
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