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Source Description
During the 26th Dynasty, the Greeks established merchant colonies in Egypt. Faience workshops in these towns produced goods for the local population, as well as products in an Egyptian style for export. The "rhyton," or drinking vessel, takes inspiration from Near Eastern models.
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Document identity
localId
31798
label
Rhyton with Griffins
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
31798
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Rhyton with Griffins
description
During the 26th Dynasty, the Greeks established merchant colonies in Egypt. Faience workshops in these towns produced goods for the local population, as well as products in an Egyptian style for export. The "rhyton," or drinking vessel, takes inspiration from Near Eastern models.
provenance
Reverend William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 212; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
rhyta
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21
height
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 x Diam: 3 9/16 in. (21 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ptolemaic
med
Egyptian faience
creator_ids
6182
6256
collection_ids
EGY
GRC
exhibition_ids
2237
3294
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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9fed297e89d08074
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no