Rhyton in Form of a Dimidiated Donkey and Ram Head

ca. 450 BCE (Classical)

11 cm 17.5 cm 11.7 cm

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This rhyton (wine vessel) was made with two different molds, combining the right side of a ram’s head with the left side of a donkey’s head. Rhyta such as this one were used in drinking parties, and their lack of a base meant that their contents had to be consumed before the v...

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20024
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Christie’s, London, 21 December 1949, pls. 8.1-2 and 9.1; Nicolas Koutoulakis, Galerie Segredakis, Paris, by 1951; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase.
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