Rhyton in the Form of a Horse's Head

4th century BCE (Hellenistic)

8.5 cm 20.4 cm 11 cm

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The mold-made lower portion of this drinking vessel was attached to the wheel-thrown neck prior to firing. The style of this rhyton indicates that it was made in the Greek colonies of southern Italy. Rhyta were produced in a variety of head shapes, including human; rams, mules...

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Eleanor Blodgett, New York, by 1924, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, 1924, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N712]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, 1925; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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