Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1258

Object type
Bull-shaped rhyton
Tomb No (findspot)
A1258 A1258
Ware
Base Ring II
Chronology
1450-1100 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 10.7cm
Length: 15.4cm
Bibliography
Myres and Richter 1899, 185
Åström L. 1969, 72, fig. 86
Åström 1972, 192
Nys 2001, 104
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Hard reddish fabric with lime spalling and mottled brown slip.

Description
Lower face forms tubular spout with hole through mouth, applied pellets for eyes, circular hole for mouth on shoulder of bull, strap handle from rim to rear, tail in relief.

Decoration
Painted with vertical and diagonal stripes down the body in white paint.

Comments
Originally in Famagusta Museum but transferred to Nicosia for an exhibition and saved.