rhyton

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Object Type
Museum number: 1867,0508.1292
Description: Pottery: red-figured rhyton, in the form of a bull's head. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow; round the lip, egg-moulding; on either side, palmettes. The bull's head is painted black, the eyes and nostrils left in the colour of the clay. Youthful Satyr moving to left wearing a fillet, playing the double flute; above, two ivy-leaves.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 370BC-350BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Puglia
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Ruvo (Puglia)
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 10.16 centimetres; Height: 19.05 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum (F422); RVAp / The red-figured vases of Apulia (8/89)
Location: On display (G73/dc73)
Subjects: music; satyr
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0508.1292

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