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Source Description
The protome of this rhyton is in the form of a ram with two straight horns. On the neck is a scene of a seated woman at her toilet. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23463
label
Rhyton in the Form of a Ram's Head
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23463
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Rhyton in the Form of a Ram's Head
description
The protome of this rhyton is in the form of a ram with two straight horns. On the neck is a scene of a seated woman at her toilet. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-2nd century BCE or modern (Hellenistic or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rhyta
vases
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
12.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/16 x Diam: 4 13/16 in. (21.5 x 12.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
South Italic
med
terracotta; red figure
creator_ids
15919
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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3c91ba182e3a6cfe