Mycenaean silver bull-shaped rhyton 16th C. BCE

"Rython in the shape of a bull's head. This rython was found in Tomb IV at the Acropolis of Mycenae. It is made of silver with golden horns, nostrils, and flower on the forehead. Compare this with the Bull rython from Crete it is evident that the artist was influenced by Minoan art. 16th c. BCE, 31 cm tall."

-taken from ancient-greece.org link below

Mycenaean silver bull-shaped rhyton 16th C. BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.


Source:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Athens_Bull_Rhyton_020911.jpg

http://www.windmills-travel.com/album.php?destination=1&destinationtype=region&id=42&page=12

 

Quote:

https://ancient-greece.org/images/museums/athens-mycenaean/pages/athens-mus-mycenaean006.html

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