- A
rhyton /ˈraɪˌtɒn, ˈraɪtən/ (pl.:
rhytons or,
following the Gr**** plural, rhyta) is a
roughly conical container from
which fluids were
intended to be...
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Rhyton is an
American experimental psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York.
Rhyton was
formed as an
improvisational outfit by Dave Shuford, Jimy...
- The
Achaemenid Persian Lion
Rhyton (Persian: تکوک شیر غران) is a gold
rhyton from the
Achaemenid Empire,
dated to
about 500 BC. It is 6.7
inches high (about...
- The
Silver Siege Rhyton is a
silver vessel discovered in
Shaft Grave IV of
Grave Circle A at
Mycenae and is
dated to c. 1600–1500 BCE, or
during the Late...
- a
beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre, and a
torch or
rhyton. She is
usually said to be the
daughter of Zeus and
Themis and thus sister...
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Animal horns must
often have been used as cups from very
early on, and the
rhyton is a cup that
imitates their shape, to a
greater or
lesser degree, in metal...
- The
Metropolitan Museum of Art has in its
collection a 1st-century
rhyton terminating in the
forepart of a wild cat. The
silver drinking vessel, which...
- A Stag's Head
Rhyton,
dating to 400 B.C.E.,
first appeared without provenance on the
international art
market after looting in Milas, Turkey. In March...
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tiptoed or
lightly balanced on one leg. One arm
raises a
drinking horn (
rhyton)
aloft as if to
offer a
toast or libation; the
other bears a
shallow libation...
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Minoan rhyton from the
Palace of Zakros,
depicting a
rocky landscape with
Cretan goats....
