Lot Essay
For a similar example from the Desmond Morris Collection, cf., D. Morris. The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford 1985, p. 202, pl. 231.
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LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE POTTERY BULL VESSEL
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
Standing alert, the body with white painted linear decoration, the muzzle in the form of a spout, with nose ring above, a circular filler hole on the back of the head, strap handle adjoining centre of back, pointed horns, small pinched ears and large applied circular eyes
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
Standing alert, the body with white painted linear decoration, the muzzle in the form of a spout, with nose ring above, a circular filler hole on the back of the head, strap handle adjoining centre of back, pointed horns, small pinched ears and large applied circular eyes
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Münzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland, Auction 18, 29 November 1958, pl. 19, lot 76.
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