Rhyton with wild cat decoration
Item
- Title
- Rhyton with wild cat decoration
- Description
- A rhyton is a drinking vessel that was popular in pre-Archaemenid, Archaemenid, and Parthian periods (Greek Civilization). They were considered ornamental and luxury projects and generally made of expensive materials.
- Creator
- unknown Ancient Greek
- Date
- ca. 1st century B.C.
- Format
- 11 3/16 × 5 3/16 × 11 7/8 in.
- Identifier
- Cat004_MMA
- Medium
- Silver, mercury gilding
- Provenance
- Acquired by the Museum in 1979, purchased from Manouchehr Malekzadehmokri, Isak Antiques, New York.
- Rights Holder
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Source
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326623?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=cat&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=12
- Item sets
- A Study of Cats