Rhyton

Object Number:

L-64-227

Current Location:

Greece Gallery

Culture:

South Italian

Provenience:

Apulia

Manufacture Location:

South Italy

Period:

Classical Greek Period
Hellenistic Period

Date Made:

350-320 BC

Early Date:

-350

Late Date:

-320

Section:

Mediterranean

Materials:

Ceramic

Technique:

Red Figure

Iconography:

Cow Head
Bull Head
Winged Figure
Rhyton

Description:

Plastic bull's head with trumpet shaped neck and lip; handle is a vertical loop, strap variety, attached to underside of bull's neck and to lower edge of neck. White and yellow for bull's eyes and horns. Purplish red for mouth and inside of ears. On neck is a naked winged figure, seated, facing left. He or she holds out a box in right hand; left hand is placed on seat; wearing a necklace, a bandolier, and, on left thigh, two strings of beads. On each side of the handle is a large palmette and fronds. Egg pattern below scene. Intact.

Credit Line:

Loaned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Other Number:

99-179

Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Silk Road Highlights Supplement - Exhibition

Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994)

Bibliography:

[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 128

[Book] White, Donald, et al. 1995. The Ancient Greek World:The Rodney S. Young Gallery. : Page/Fig./Plate: A8

[Book] Trendall, A. D. & Cambitoglou, Alexander. 1983. First Supplement to the the Red-figured Vases of Apulia. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 145, ch. 26/525a

[Book] Hoffmann, Herbert. 1966. Tarentine Rhyta. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 21, (73) A8

[Article] Hall, Edith H. 1906. "Greek and Italian Pottery". Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum. 4 (16 (October)): 53-57. : Page/Fig./Plate: p.56 fig.8

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