Hollow bull-shaped crockery with four short legs made of cream colored earthenware and finished with a red layer of mud. There is a large filling opening on the back. Four jug-shaped bulges with blackened spouts adorn the flanks. They are connected to each other via transversely arranged ridges representing ropes. There are four hanging eyes next to the jugs. The piece clearly served as a hanging, multiple oil lamp. In that sense it is difficult to point out parallels. In terms of form and technique, the vase stands in the tradition of the Old-Hittite 'relief ceramics' in which the animal
Hollow bull-shaped crockery with four short legs made of cream colored earthenware and finished with a red layer of mud. There is a large filling opening on the back. Four jug-shaped bulges with blackened spouts adorn the flanks. They are connected to each other via transversely arranged ridges representing ropes. There are four hanging eyes next to the jugs. The piece clearly served as a hanging, multiple oil lamp. In that sense it is difficult to point out parallels. In terms of form and technique, the vase stands in the tradition of the Old-Hittite 'relief ceramics' in which the animal often plays a major role., Crockery, lamp, earthenware, H cm, L cm, W cm, D edge cm, Middle Bronze Age II 1800-1700 BC, Turkey
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