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Rhyton (Apulian red-figure ware)

Rhyton (Apulian red-figure ware)
 350 BCE-325 BCE

Medium
earthenware
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1966
© Public Domain
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Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
17.0 × 23.0 × 11.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Apulia, Italy
Inscription
none
Accession Number
1488-D5
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1966
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
A drinking horn in the shape of a lion's head, with red-figure decoration on the neck and a thick strap handle from the rim to the base/resting position. Scene: Eros on the right approaches a small pillar/altar to the left. Under the handle is a palmette. On the rim edge is a band of tongues and dots. The ears, eyes and teeth of the lion are treated with added colour although the ears are repaired.

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