#Rhyton

[arthistoryanimalia]

#MetalMonday:

Silver Ram’s Head Rhyton, c. 700-600 BCE, from Ziwiye (Iran)

On display at Penn Museum

Read more about this piece here:

#animals in art #museum visit #ancient art #Iranian art #Middle Eastern art #Near Eastern art #rhyton #drinking vessel #metalwork #silver #ram #Penn Museum #Metal Monday

[rthwrms]

rhytons.... practicing my flash skills

#illustration #illo #rhyton #historical #artists on tumblr #my art tag

[sixteenseveredhands]

Bronze Age Libation Vessel from Crete, c. 1600-1450 BCE: the body of this 3,600-year-old vessel was carved from a single block of rock crystal

The collar of this libation vessel is decorated with discs of gilded ivory, while the handle is formed by a length of bronze wire and fourteen beads made of rock crystal. The vessel itself is about 16.5cm tall (roughly 6.5 inches) when measured from the base up to the rim.

Libation vessels such as this were widely used to pour ritual offerings, such as wine (or other alcoholic substances), water, honey, olive oil, milk, or grain, usually in honor of a deity or in remembrance of the dead. These ritual vessels are also known as rhyta (or the singular rhyton). They were especially common among ancient cultures, but have also been used by many other peoples throughout history, and similar libation vessels are still used within certain religious/cultural traditions today.

This particular vessel was crafted and used by the Minoans -- a Bronze Age civilization that once flourished on the island of Crete. It was unearthed from the ruins of the Central Palace of Zakros.

According to The Heraklion Archaeological Museum:

This small libation vessel, a true masterpiece of Minoan art, is one of the most valuable ritual vessels of the Central Sanctuary of Zakros. The body and neck are made separately. The body of the rhyton is carved from a particularly large block of rock crystal. The vase was found shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces, which were restored with marvellous skill by the conservators of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. The collar around the join between neck and body is decorated with gilded ivory discs. The tall, curved handle is formed of fourteen crystal beads threaded on bronze wire and was found almost intact during the excavation, with the beads still in place.

The skill of the Minoan craftsman is evident not only from the decorative details of the rhyton but also from the fact that he was able to create such a fine-walled vessel without cracking the particularly hard raw material. The aesthetic perfection of the rhyton is as impressive as the technical skill required to produce it. Its symbolic value as a ritual vessel is heightened by the precious ivory and the metals, all of which were imported to Crete from distant parts of the East Mediterranean.

Sources & More Info:

Heraklion Archaeological Museum: Rock Crystal Libation Vessel/Rhyton

World History Encyclopedia: Minoan Rock-Crystal Vase

Minoan Crete: Zakros

#archaeology #history #artifact #ancient history #art #bronze age #minoan #crete #greece #europe #rhyton #ritual artifact #religious art #ancient religion #rock crystal #ancient art #crafting #crystals #stonework #ritual

[avocadolaw]

Rhyton and muse.

#my art tag #ceramics #stoneware #handbuilt pottery #wheel thrown pottery #underglaze #underglaze painting #greek pottery #rhyton #pardon the video cuts quality I made it very quickly #the video that is #rhyton took a very long time

[onefootin1941]

Rhyton in the shape of a dog's head

Dated: around 475 BC | TerracottaMuseo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia

#rhyton #475 BC

[danielsbackupglasses]

I need everyone to look at him. Oh my god he is beautiful he is perfect

Boeotian rhyton - archaic period 600 BC

#archaeology #ancient greece #rhyton #archaic #IM SO OBSESSED WITH HIM OH #gods. #just a little guy #a little precious guy

[nazarjoon]

new holo stickers in the shop ✨️ link

#these guys r sooo tiny #lion #rhyton #pomegranate #iran #magic 8 ball

[philoursmars]

Il y a une petite quinzaine, je suis allé avec Julien et Katie, au Louvre-Lens. Ici l'expo permanente, la Galerie du Temps :

socle d'obélisque en granite, babouins - Louxor, 1250 av. J-C.

vase, le Maître des Animaux et serpents léontocéphales - Iran du S.E., 2500 av. J-C.

statue récipient - Kaluraz, Iran, 900-600 av. J-C.

rhyton, sanglier - Ugarit, Syrie, 1200 av. J-C.

cratère mycénien avec guerriers et chars - Ugarit, Syrie, 1200 av. J-C.

hommes et chevreau - temple de déesse-mère Ninhursag, Suse, royaume d'Elam, Iran, 2700 av. J-C.

#expo #louvre-lens #archéologie #mythologie #monstre #babouin #obélisque #égypte #égypte antique #maître des animaux #léontocéphale #serpent #serpent léontocéphale #iran #perse #mésopotamie #kaluraz #rhyton #sanglier #ugarit #ougarit #syrie #phénicie #ninhursag #suse #galerie du temps #elam #cratère #mycènes #mycénien

[nathanland]

Calf's head rhyton from Erebuni, Armenia.

4th~3rd century BCE, Late Achaemenid~Orontid.

The symposium frieze on the rhyton exhibits both motifs from Greek and Persian culture. The seated figure is suspected to be Asclepius, the god of medicine in Greek mythology. The female courtiers wear both Greek and Persian clothing.

#Ancient greece #ancient persia #ancient iran #Armenia #Armenian #achaemenid #rhyton #ancient art #ancient Armenia

[thatshowthingstarted]

AN AMLASH POTTERY BULL RHYTON,

IRAN, CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

10 in. (25.5 cm.) long.

Courtesy: Christie’s

#art #design #sculpture #amlash #pottery #bull #rhyton #iran #christie's #style #history #animals #archeology #antiquity

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Theoxenia - (Adventures In) Stasis

David Shuford (Rhyton, No Neck Blues Band, D. Charles Speer) re-emerges with a new-ish solo project — Theoxenia! His second release under the moniker, (Adventures In) Stasis is a killer collection of tangled strings, rumbling vocals and steady percussion, finding heady resonances amidst the buzzing textures of bouzouki, kanjira, mandole and other instruments. The highlight is the closer, "Continental Breeze," which rides rolling waves on wine-dark seas for more than 10 minutes — a real adventure.

#rhyton #no neck blues band #bandcamp monday #theoxenia #david shuford

[soulfullofold]

🔊 UUUUU Motley, The Archivist, and Hei!

Off-vibe song time....

Motley - Wage Wars, Get Rich, Die Handsome by The Mountain Goats . Not OFF-vibe...more the inverse where the vibe is perfect but the subject matter is more like. He's joining the narrator in mockery not really praising the lifestyle. Very classic jester!

The Archivist - Fever Pitch by RKS

she came singing my name sounded like rain on the mountain while I burned alive young flame burns soft as a candle lit between our two hearts just beats apart in the dark I got the holy rope I got the holy rope I felt the fever grip I'm at the fever pitch

don't worry about it ! i like that this song is about love but it's not for the archivist. well. everything is about love but you know. this is not Entirely about it.

黑 - 一支小雨伞 by 洪榮宏, covered by Jill-Marie Thomas. Kind of a borderline meme with how popular it is in Taiwan, but I have good memories of my dear friend teaching me the song while we were arm in arm under a small umbrella walking through a downpour late night in the city. I love this cover SO much and if you listen you'll see why, but chosen specifically bc of the English lyrics so non-Taiwanese speakers can follow along!

Wow these were surprisingly difficult; Motley and The Archivist don't have very big playlists yet, and Hei's is genuinely extremely on-vibe so there's no outliers. But a fun challenge; thank you for the ask!

#asked and answered #pinyonrice #ask box meme response #ocs #motley #hei #the archivist #rhyta #rhys #rhyton #still need to decide a Tag for her jesus christ

[frozenwolftemplar]

Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat. (ca. 1st century BC). Parthian.

#the met collection #rhyton #wild cats #panthers #ancient culture

[avocadolaw]

I’ll do the eyes tomorrow, then she’ll be good to go!

#my art tag #ceramics #stoneware #handbuilt pottery #wheel thrown pottery #underglaze #underglaze painting #greek pottery #rhyton #bisqueware #to be clear the neck/lip is wheel thrown and the head is a pinch pot with ears grafted on

[kimminsusworld]

구찌 라이톤 스니커즈 -Gucci Men’s Interlocking G Rhyton Sneakers -홍콩팩토리

#구찌 #구찌스니커즈 #구찌운동화 #구찌신발 #구찌라이톤 #gucci #sneakers #Interlocking #Rhyton #홍콩팩토리 #홍팩 #hkfactory2

[kino-free-time]

Red-Figure Cow-Head Rhyton

Rhyta (drinking horns) in the forms of animal heads were popular ceramic products in Apulia c. 350-320 BC. Mold-made heads were attached to wheel-made bowls, with separately made handles (plus ears and horns, for this cow). On the bowl, a seated woman holds a helmet and spear, with a shield nearby; she may represent Athena, although the helmet differs from her usual type and she does not appear to wear her snaky aegis (breastplate).

source

#found by kino #art history #greek art #roman art #340 BC #Rhyton