ca. 1450-1400 B.C.
Aegean Island
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Rhyton in the form of a bull's head
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeOverall: 3 3/4 x 5 7/16 in. (9.5 x 13.9 cm)
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Geography details
Aegean Island -
Country today
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Dateca. 1450-1400 B.C.
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CultureMinoan
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PeriodLate Minoan II
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This vase is a type of rhyton, or libation vase. The offering was poured through the hole in the animal’s muzzle. The vase was filled either by immersion in a large container or through the hole on the head. Using the principle of the siphon, liquid would not flow out as long as the opening at the top was closed with the thumb.
