Description: FABULOUS ANCIENT PERSIAN BRONZE VOTIVE RHYTON VESSEL RAM FORM Rare piece of history for a true collector, fabulous condition Dimensions: Weight - 117.3 Grams Size - 4x3 cm A rhyton is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or merely at table. They are typically formed in the shape of an animal's head, and were produced over large areas of ancient Eurasia, especially from Persia to the Balkans. Many have an opening at the bottom through which the liquid fell; others did not, and were merely used as drinking cups, with the characteristic that they could not usually be set down on a surface without spilling their contents In ancient Persia the ram was a symbol of fertility, power and masculinity Age: 600-500 B.C. Provenance: Alexandra Palace, London antiques fair 2021
Price: 200 GBP
Location: Evesham
End Time: 2023-12-09T13:15:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15.77 GBP
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Material: Bronze
Antique: Yes
