Harvard Art Museums > 1926.32.3: Reproduction of the bull head rhyton from the Little Palace at Knossos Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Reproduction of the bull head rhyton from the Little Palace at Knossos , 1926.32.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292009. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1926.32.3 Title Reproduction of the bull head rhyton from the Little Palace at Knossos Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Early 20th century (reproduction of ca. 1625-1470 BCE original) Period Minoan period, Late Minoan IB Culture Minoan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292009 Location Location Level 3, Room 3610, University Teaching Gallery View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Polychrome plaster Dimensions 38.8 × 26.5 × 18.5 cm (15 1/4 × 10 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer Accession Year 1926 Object Number 1926.32.3 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Reproduction of original serpentinite bull head rhyton with shell, crystal, and jasper inlays. The original was found in the 'Little Palace' at Knossos, and is now in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. (HM 1368, HM 1550) For information on the original see Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta (Philadelphia, 2006), cat. 307, p. 118. Publication History Susanne Ebbinghaus, ed., Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings, exh. cat. (Cambridge, MA, 2018), p. 366, cat. 72 Exhibition History Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/07/2018 - 01/06/2019 A Colloquium in the Visual Arts, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
