Stierkopfprotome
600 - 480 v. Chr.
Ovoid body, short cylindrical neck narrowing upwards, out-curved rim, handle from rim to shoulder, raised flat base. Spout in the shape of a bull-protome on shoulder opposite handle. The horns of the bull are broken. Pellet ears, swollen eyes marked with a black outline and filled with white paint. Bands of black paint on face. Horizontal bands of black paint around neckline, black and white bands around middle part of body.
A. Bernhard-Walcher u.a., Die Sammlung zyprischer Antiken im KHM. Sammlungskataloge des KHM Bd. 2, Wien 1999 (V. Karageorghis)
Ovoid body, short cylindrical neck narrowing upwards, out-curved rim, handle from rim to shoulder, raised flat base. Spout in the shape of a bull-protome on shoulder opposite handle. The horns of the bull are broken. Pellet ears, swollen eyes marked with a black outline and filled with white paint. Bands of black paint on face. Horizontal bands of black paint around neckline, black and white bands around middle part of body.
A. Bernhard-Walcher u.a., Die Sammlung zyprischer Antiken im KHM. Sammlungskataloge des KHM Bd. 2, Wien 1999 (V. Karageorghis)
Time:
600 - 480 v. Chr.
Object Name
Kanne der Bichrome Red II (V) Ware
Culture
Zyprisch
Location of discovery:
Idalion (Dhali, Zypern)
Material/technology:
Ton hellbraun; Überzug dunkelbraun; Bemalung weiß und schwarz
Dimensions:
H. 19,5 cm, Dm. 13,3 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung
Invs.
Antikensammlung, V 1113
Provenance
Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, Konsul, Larnaka; 1869 Kauf