Rhyton
L-64-227
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Apulia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | L-64-227 |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | South Italian | Tarentine |
Provenience | Apulia |
Manufacture Location | South Italy |
Period | Classical Greek Period | Hellenistic Period |
Date Made | 350-320 BCE |
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. Because of its shape, this type of drinking vessel cannot be set down until it has been drained of its contents. |
Height | 15 cm |
Length | 24 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Outside Diameter | 12.3 cm |
Other Number | 99-179 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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