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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.327
Title
Rhyton
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1100-500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177398

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Buff pottery with whitish encrustation
Dimensions
12.7 x 22.86 cm (5 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Offered by Ms. Ann B. Goodman. This vessel has been in the possession of the donor since the 1960s.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ann B. Goodman, 1953
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.327
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Ceramic drinking vessel in the shape of an animal with projecting animal head spout, globular body with handle, raised on short tripod feet.

Verification Level

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