Caption

Vessel in the shape of an animal, unknown Cypriot workshop. Fantastic animal-shaped vessel: long thin neck ending in a triangular, slightly flattened head; eyes marked with depressions; oblong flat ears. Geometric decoration covers the entire surface: at the widest point a band of zigzag filled with a checkered pattern; herringbone stripes radiate at right angles at front and back; beneath these are wavy stripes of paint; series of thin lines on the neck; a hole in the front under the neck. Cypriot pottery, 1900–1600 BC Late Bronze Age II, Cyprus. Vessel. Height 10.7 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 6.8 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a short spout and three small rounded feet sits against a neutral gray background; the vessel shows a weathered beige and light tan base color with reddish-brown painted geometric patterns including zigzag and linear motifs and a few darker brown accent marks, and the spout is lighter beige with darker horizontal banding.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_394

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82.0Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4777 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel shape animal unknown Cypriot workshop Fantastic animal-shaped vessel long thin neck ending triangular slightly flattened head eyes marked depressions oblong flat ears Geometric decoration covers entire surface widest point band zigzag filled checkered pattern herringbone stripes radiate right angles front back beneath wavy stripes paint series thin lines neck hole front under Cypriot pottery 1900–1600 BC Late Bronze Age II Cyprus Height 10.7 cm width 12.5 cm depth 6.8 cm rounded ceramic vessel short spout three small rounded feet sits neutral gray background vessel weathered beige light tan base color reddish-brown painted geometric patterns zigzag linear motifs darker brown accent marks spout lighter beige darker horizontal banding.