Figurine (base ring ware)
1575 BCE-1050 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
9.8 × 13.4 × 5.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Physical description
Figure of base ring ware in a dull brown colour. It appears a simplified figure of a bull, with the body running smoothly into the large head. The head is quite detailed with comparatively large horns, ears and circular eyes moulded from the clay. The nose of the figurine forms an open spout above which is a loop running from the end of the nose to the forehead. A tail is present in the form of a slightly raised moulded piece of fabric. There is also a raised line of fabric extending from the underside of the nose, down the front of the figure where it spreads to the top of the legs.